Give me a break, you who think Obama is stupid and incompetent could not find anyone like Joe, next in line, to keep anyone from trying to harm him.
Look at the line of the presidency----Obama, Joe and then Nancy.
Question if all 3 cannot lead, who is under Nancy.??
Current line of succession to the Presidency:
VP
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of Senate--current Sen. Inouye
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security
Bottom line, a whole shitpot full of commies, with the possible exception of SecDef and Secretary LaHood.