Being Vice-President “isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss”


That definition includes some of our nation's VP's, of course.


Since the Dems are having this big problem sorting out candidates for Prez and Back-up Prez, this may be an opportune time to examine some of the unremembered who had the #2 spot:

In the words of Vice President John Nance Garner, the vice presidency “isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss.”

That may be true, but the characters who’ve held the job are definitely worth a few good pages of trivia. Join mental_floss in toasting seven backup plans that made this country great.

The article highlights a few VP’s less notable [or infamous] than Harry Truman or Richard Nixon.

Posted: Sat - May 10, 2008 at 06:26 AM