I very much hope you're correct.

My theory is they need him to last another year.
If Vance takes over now, that'll count as a 'term' and he can only run for president one more time.
If he takes over in Jan 2027, he can run twice and, potentially, be president for nearly a decade.

If a concrete falls in the woods, does it make a sound?

This cut a lot of stages out of Carl Sagan's recipe to make an apple pie from scratch.

Once, a long time ago, I was asked to restrain a man caught stealing a sandwich and a coke from Boots.

The shop had a policy of not prosecuting theft below a certain value so I took a packet of crisps, counted it as a meal deal and let him go.

If you see someone stealing food, no you didn't.

"One Beatle After Another"