Commanders Quote by John McCain

Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job.

— Henry Rollins

“Presidents and Congress expect senior military leaders to provide their personal and professional military opinions candidly and honestly. There is no requirement for them…

— Robert M. Gates

After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.

— Mary Cheney

Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their…

— Susan Estrich

Vice presidents are at times tasked with issuing direct broadsides against enemies while the top guy stays above the fray. But never before has…

— John Podhoretz

The American vice is explanation.

— Gore Vidal

It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents.

— George W. Bush

I think that it's very important that whoever is in office can trust the U.S. military to provide him with advice in private so…

— Joseph Dunford

When Secretary [Hillary] Clinton talks about this, I mean, I'll take the admirals and I'll take the generals any day over the political hacks…

— Donald Trump

“Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history. The idea he doesn't realize that Article I…

— Joe Biden

I think that there's only one person that defines the role of vice president of the United States. And, you know, we come in…

— Mike Pence

There are plenty of people in the in the military and high ranking generals that do not feel that they have been optimized or…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle