Who do they want if Biden does step down?

[John1956PA]

118. Thank you for your reply.

The "out of ammunition" remark is something which I had no knowledge of. When you mentioned it in a previous post, I was surprised that I had no recollection of it.

The *interim* designation may have been somewhat facetious on the part of Perot and Stockdale. I do not think that either of them thought that the campaign would develop legs.

Perot dropped out in June 1992 and re-entered on October 1, 1992, with Stockdale, again, as his running mate. Perot and his explanations were flaky. He had said that he dropped out because he did not want to send the election to the House, then later he said it was because of some type of threat to disrupt his daughter's wedding.

The legacy of Admiral Stockdale remains one of respect by those who have read about his career. Before his service in the Vietnam War, he evolved from a military strategist to a philosopher. After the Gulf of Tonkin lies which our government propogated, he accepted the reality that sometimes governnent and military take a devious course, but there is no way an armed forces service member can change the big picture in that moment. Years later, he sought to liberalize policy when he was president of The Citadel, and he was pushed out for his efforts. I think that he would have made an excellent presidential advisor.