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Article I (as Joseph Biden didn't know in debate) is about the legislative, not the executive branch

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THE AUTHOR IS OBVIOUSLY IGNORANT OF THE FACT THAT ARTICLE I STATES THAT THE VICE PRESIDENT IS EXPLICITLY MENTIONED IN ARTICLE I AS BEING THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

He should go back and read the constitution

SEAN IN NEWPORT BEACH of CA 5:05PM February 09, 2009

We should be surprised? Obama's ego could cause a solar eclipse.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 4:46PM February 09, 2009

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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