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2. Some good writing here
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 07:58 AM
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The Thomas Marshall Prize for Vice Presidential Existence

Vice President JD Vance

This award is in memory of Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Marshall, who famously said, “Once there were two brothers. One ran away to sea. The other was elected vice president. And nothing was ever heard of either of them again."

The Roscoe Conkling Award for Achievement in Resignation

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

As fans of Death by Lightning and the James Garfield presidency know, Roscoe Conkling was an imperious Republican senator from New York and defender of the spoils system. When Garfield wouldn’t appoint Conkling allies to key posts, Conkling huffily resigned with the belief he would be swiftly re-appointed by the New York State legislature in a show of his political strength. The plan backfired when the legislature snubbed him and his political career ended.

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