@AlexBerenson AB, the implication that NY is โsoft on crimeโ is wrong. Both 1st & 2nd degree murder carry same max sentence - life in prison. 1st requires aggravating factors; 2nd does not. If you want a conviction with the max, 2nd degree is the easier charge. Don't get hung up on labels.
@EricAbbenante Can anyone name anything that any VP has ever accomplished? The position simply does not afford its holders much opportunity for notable achievements Al Gore had "Reinventing Government" and Dick Cheney effectively ran the whole show, but other than that, I'm coming up with nada