From Phil Stracchino
Lawrence Krauss heaps scorn on Sarah Palin for her “outlandish claim” that the vice-president is in charge of the Senate (1 November, p 48), and casually parrots the oft-repeated claim that she couldn’t name a single important US Supreme Court decision other than Roe v Wade.
One duty of the vice-president is to be president of the Senate – and it is their responsibility to cast a tie-breaking vote there. Interviewer Katie Couric in fact asked Sarah Palin whether she could name any Supreme Court decisions other than Roe v Wade with which she disagreed, not just any decision.
Gilford, New Hampshire, US
