Albany Law School grad and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sat out last night's State of the Union address in an undisclosed location. Vilsack was named the Designated Cabinet Member -- the guy who would take over should something catastrophic happen to all the presidential successors at the Capitol. But does he have a best friend who's smarter than him?
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I used a WW quote for my facebook status last night saying I would just check CNN tomorrow to read a fraction of what Obama said rather than watch what he actually said. A paraphrase of Toby Ziegler to the DNC convention stations.
And just now, I was thinking back on that west wing moment, before I even clicked on the link :-p
... said Lauren on Jan 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM | link
Oh, that makes me want to watch the West Wing!
... said Julie on Jan 26, 2012 at 2:22 PM | link
I admit, when I watched the start of the SOTU, I wondered, "Who's the guy?" Didn't know it was my fellow Hamilton College alumnus, though.
... said LB on Jan 27, 2012 at 4:49 AM | link