C'est chouette la vice-présidence!

Joe Biden peut bien affirmer qu'accepter de seconder Barack Obama fut la meilleure décision de sa carrière, le poste de vice-président est souvent considéré comme un piètre prix de consolation et les blagues pour ridiculiser la fonction ne manquent pas. Jimmy Carter sera le premier président à réellement considérer son vice-président comme un partenaire et consultant. Bref retour sur la création et l'évolution de ce poste.

 Une vieille blague:
 "The general public regard for the American vice presidency was once summed up by Thomas R. Marshall, Woodrow Wilson’s standby, in the sad story of a man who had two sons. One was lost at sea, the other became vice president of the United States, and neither was ever heard from again."

 Un extrait un peu plus sérieux:
 "The most successful vice presidential candidates seem to be the ones explicitly chosen for their judgment and competence. Of course, even in recent experience, this yardstick is not always used. Beyond the senior Bush’s selection of the gaffe-prone Quayle, Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s gamble on Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in 2008 confirmed that White House aspirants remain capable of yielding to purely political judgments of what may get them elected. Palin proved to be a charismatic running mate but was also one woefully ill-informed on matters that would come to a president’s desk, which might very well have contributed to McCain’s margin of defeat."

  http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/dont-count-the-vice-presidency-out-111710_Page2.html#.VDYC4fl5M1I