Henhouse_Cockerel on Nostr: of course he wasn't, he was a mid level stooge, faceless and with no power. HW had ...

of course he wasn't, he was a mid level stooge, faceless and with no power. HW had been VP for 8 years and he was the precursor to the Cheney VP style, he knew what could be done from that position because he had done it and he wanted the opposite of that in his own administration. So he picked the political equivalent to a cum soak for his VP.