Pence resigns, Repubs replaces him with someone

Why would he resign? Sounds like a fantasy to me, more than a possibility, really.

He's a slippery snake, but he's not a mastermind. Remember too that he's been fighting to keep his Indiana emails secret.

A luxury that Agnew didn't have, because he was prosecuted for corruption dating back to when he was a county official.

Were you of adult age during Watergate era? What you're describing is sort of the opposite of what happened with the Nixon/Ford thing. Ford didn't achieve any major legislative success from Nixon's agenda, or the Republican agenda of the time. He was perilously close to a figurehead.

He had no chance in '76, and Carter, who didn't inspire all that many independents, won easily, even with an independent challenge from John Anderson.

Taking over for a administration in disgrace is hardly a bully pulpit from which to drive an agenda.

Ford was a toothless tiger. The only thing he accomplished was pardoning Nixon and whipping up a frenzy over inflation (remember Whip Inflation Now, or W.I.N.?) and he got killed come 1976 for that. The Congress wasn't really listening to him and the american people dismissed him out of hand.

And, he was not an unpopular character before any of that. He was seen as a good and honorable man but when he got caught up in the wake of Watergate he might as well have been on the ship as it went down.

I'm sure you recall him being the butt of comics' jokes. Chevy Chase launched his career by lampooning Ford. Ford trips on the steps and now he's a national joke. If it weren't for the stain of Watergate, that never would have happened.

Coming in to mop up the blood after a total disaster of an administration running off in disgrace is not an aid in pushing an agenda

After Nixon, the Republicans knew they were screwed in 1976. They needed a nice, honest, inoffensive man who wouldn't mind finishing out his political career by serving as President of the United States to soothe the country for two years until the Democrats moved into the White House in 1977. Ford was the perfect man for the job.

That said, to the american public at large his clout was pretty close to zero. This is what happens when you have to take over after a disastrous disgrace.

wanted a rest from the war and the protests and Watergate.

Ford was calming influence. I lived in Michigan when he ran against Carter. It was made very clear to us in MI that to save auto industry jobs we needed to keep Ford in office.

He was the only Repub I ever voted for in my life

And a comment here: If this is to happen - Pence needs to resign soon - as eyes are beginning to focus on him and his possible knowledge of the Russian collusion and his possible meetings/contacts with the Russians. He needs to walk out of the Trump administration relatively unscathed. I don't know if that is possible.

I just posted my theory about some of the notable Repugs that are leaving the Party and declaring themselves as Independents.

Your Pence theory here might fit in with my scenario as to the 2018 Midterms.

Check out this link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029321394

Kasich seems to be one of the voices of reason within the Repug Party. He certainly has more credibility and likability than the likes of Rubio and Cruz and the other members of the Repug 2016 clown car. Another possibility could be to resurrect Jeb.

With respect to Kasich - if you google him - you will find a number of articles tapping him to run against Trump (should Trump last that long) in 2020.

Yes, he expanded Medicaid and is lobbying Congress to not repeal the ACA, but he is gung ho for the rest of the right wing agenda.

Pretty much anyone else would not take the heat off.

Romney is a loser and has no credibility. He embarassed himself when he had that dinner with Trump. Looks weak.

Kasich on the other hand - always was against Trump and even after Trump won the nomination and the presidency - Kasich still was against Trump For that reason - Kasich would have a lot of credibility with the Repug voters that want to recover their Party.

Watch in the next few weeks - Kasich will show up as a guest on Morning Joe.

country's domestic and foreign policy. When Kasich asked what Trump would be doing, Fredo said he would be making America great again.

How about Hillary runs and wins congressional seat in NY, the Reps lose the majority in the House, then Dems make her Speaker, the Dems impeach and remove Trumpy & Pence then BOOM she automatically becomes Prez?!?
What? It could happen....

American by appearing (hopelessly outmatched) on some reality dancing shows. The llama is swept into office during the midterms and begins a new era of environmental stewardship to insure a large supply of tasty grain pellets.

That means he has, as a no would be automatic....thus Pence is going to have problems too. As may Ryan & McConnell.

the right are creaming themselves behind closed doors for President Jesus Pence.

..............Newt Gingrich. Just a gut feeling. I think he really WANTED Gingrich as his original running mate but was told it wasn't strategically sound. Plus, Gingrich has been busy getting his face in front of as many cameras as possible lately. Seems like something is in the offing.

The Republicans kicked his ass out in disgrace.

PLus, so much dirt on him, too. I don't think any uptick in his bloviations means anything other than he's fighting for attention in a distracted field.

If the presidency and vice-presidency are both vacant, Speaker of the House (Ryan) is next in line, followed by President pro tem of the Senate (Hatch)

Either way, that's pretty terrible choices... the guy can't even do his own job let alone Pence's, too.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress

BTW, a vacancy in the office of the Vice President is a vacancy, not an opportunity for the President to exercise the powers of both offices.

he'll sign anything they ask him to.

Why would they get rid of him?

and replaces him with Christe "it was always you, Chris"?

Same thing as firing him.

and can't be fired.

The VP has 2 jobs, President of the Senate and break a vote and to call the WH and check on see if the POTUS is still breathing.

Somehow the Republicans would rather we all forgot about Spiro Agnew.

He was charged with having accepted bribes while he was the Governor of Maryland and Vice President but was allowed to plead no contest to the charge that he had failed to report $29,500 of income - only on the condition that he resign as Vice President.

Trump would replace him with whoever he wanted, though that person would have to be confirmed by the Senate. But no way in hell will Pence resign. I suspect he's been surreptitiously measuring the drapes in the Oval Office already.

Right now Dolt 45 is in their way.

and his whole family of criminals.