Off to the side at each Atlanta Falcons practice, Palmer, an understudy whose chief duty is blocking, catches about a hundred passes.
Mr. Mondale, who knows a good deal about the complex relationships between chief executives and their understudies, suspects Mr. Bush, unlike his combative vice president, is prepared to move on.
So the Saturday stakes will be high for Mr. Porcelli's first big outing as custodian in chief after seven years as understudy.
(It did, on the head of an understudy).
In one debate with George H. W. Bush, the incumbent vice president, he said words to the effect of "What does she know about throw weights?" in a blatant attempt to show her lack of knowledge about military hardware, and therefore, unfit to be the understudy for commander in chief.
Evan Greenberg, 45, may have received mixed reviews in the last few years as he worked as an understudy to his acclaimed father, the chairman and chief executive of A.I.G., and somewhat in the shadow of his brother, Jeffrey, 48, who left A.I.G. in 1995 and became chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, the world's largest insurance brokerage firm.
Like John Podesta, who closed out Clinton's second term, Bolten spent time as deputy chief of staff an ideal perch to earn the loyalty of the White House staff, learn its strengths and weaknesses, and understudy for the top job.
Hal Davis is his understudy.
Understudy at Opera Comique.
Une doublure — an understudy.
I've been his understudy.
