After the Apocalypse…
When worst comes to worst, at least we have HUD. That tells you something about the instincts of this group. Putting the fate of the free world in the hands of the ultimate bureaucrat–what’s not to like? From the AP:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton missed President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to attend a conference in London, but she was not the only absentee Cabinet member.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan was designated by the White House to ride out the speech in an undisclosed location as a precaution against the possibility of a catastrophe wiping out the rest of the government leadership.
One positive about this plan is that when the Humanoid Underground Dwellers emerge from the smoking pits, we’ll have HUD vs. HUD for control of the post-apocalypse world.
Constitutional curiosity:
Pretend some major disaster DID strike, leaving Hillary and Donovan as the remnant of the government. Hilary ascends to the Big Chair by virtue of the line of succession. After that, does she finish the former president’s term of office like a regular VP would? Or is a special election held, since she was appointed by the former president and not elected? Then what happens to Donovan?