I would like to officially respond to this criticism from last night's misleading episode of
Larry King: Sort of Alive and Kicking and Married to a Mormon:
Some of my opponents have proposed to expand the powers of the Presidency. It has been suggested that the President should be able to introduce legislation directly. To be frank, I do not believe that this step will be necessary, if the President is sufficiently active in the first place. As Vice President, I have found that Senators have always been willing to introduce proposals I have recommended. Negotiation between the President and the Senate, I believe, would improve the quality of our government. But if the President could merely instruct the Senate to consider any particular bill, negotiation would be discouraged.[/i]
Larry King: Yep, we certainly don't need another Alcon, do we folks?
(laughs)
It is completely untrue that I was a lazy President who relied upon the effort of others in the Senate and various other external matters.
I'd kick your ass, but I'm kinda tired, so I'm probably going to get Peter Bell to instead. He's still on payroll, I think.
