Four Principles for Selecting a Vice President By Madison Powers and CQ Guest Columnist Posted July 23, 2008 at 12:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Madison Powers is Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His column appears each Wednesday in CQ Politics. Recent Stories Taxpayers spent more than $500,000 on House sexual harassment payouts At the Races: Defiant in Dallas Rating changes: 10 races move toward Democrats, one toward Republicans Republicans lose SCOTUS bid to use new Missouri map Trump puts himself on midterm ballot during Dallas spectacle Roll Call on the Road: Day One of the Republican midterm convention