[Dansong]

Those promoted to a position usually find themselves carrying out the requirements of the position long before the promotion comes...

[arderkrag]

Those promoted to a position usually find themselves carrying out the requirements of the position long before the promotion comes...

Well, yeh. It's called "training". Something Zero never had.

[Windflier]

Those promoted to a position usually find themselves carrying out the requirements of the position long before the promotion comes...

True dat. Another way of saying it, is that individuals who assume responsibility in an area will often have the official title bestowed upon them.

PDSers often crow that some have already 'coronated' Palin as president. It's not a coronation. It's a simple acknowledgment that the lady is already shouldering the responsibility of national leadership. The real coronation will come later.