Posted on 01/15/2009 3:08:11 PM PST by mojito
Joe Biden has been talking about his favorite topic -- Joe Biden. In particular, he's been attempting to talk his way past the widespread view that he, Joe Biden, marks a return to the days of the irrelevant vice president. Talkin' Joe himself has contributed to that perception by insisting that he will not be like Dick Cheney.
A more astute vice president-elect would have little trouble distinguishing himself from Cheney without casting doubt on his own relevance. The problem with Cheney, from a liberal perspective, should not be that he was the foremost of Bush advisors. Cheney was, after all, the only advisor who faced the national electorate. Rather the problem should be that Cheney's advice (again from a liberal perspective) was bad.
But selecting intelligently among portions of the liberal narrative has never been Biden's strong suit. In any event, Biden surely recognizes that Obama will not allow him to become the foremost presidential advisor. Hence, attacking Cheney's role becomes a convenient excuse for the fact that Biden will be on the sidelines.
To compensate, Biden touts his experience. He claims he will bring more to the job than any of his predecessors, except possibly Lyndon Johnson. Insisting that "I know as much or more than Cheney," Biden concludes, "I'm the most experienced vice president since anybody."
He's also the first vice president "since anybody" pathetic enough to feel compelled to defend himself in this fashion, much less to claim that he knows as much or more as his predecessor. Moreover, Biden's experience -- decades in the Senate -- plainly does not compare to that of Cheney, who had been White House chief of staff, Secretary of Defense, head of a major corportation, and influential member of the House.
Joe Biden has found his role in the Obama administration. It will be the self-referential one of defending his importance. Biden is the best suited vice president to play this role since anybody.
But has he learned to count to 3 yet?
I sure hope the no nothing nobody does pop a plug loose.
Most experienced vice-president at being the most inexperienced government official E-V-E-R.
Who does he think he is kidding?
Well, at least he’s the most verbose and like to suffer another brain malfuntion.
And the most likely to be diagnosed with a progressive dementia in his first term.
What is it that they say about guys who talk about sex all the time - that they aren’t getting any? Biden seems to talk an awful lot about his competency and experience....
Yeah, right. This is the same guy who told us how President Franklin D. Roosevelt went on television in 1929 to address the nation after the stock market crashed.
No it’s Biden’s high IQ. Remember? he has a higher IQ than all of us....
Isn’t Biden “Dim Bulb” spelled backwards?
Joe Biden has had one year of experience repeated 36 times. The ‘groundhog day’ vp elect has not learned much in 36 years in Washington.
That and Roosevelt as President in 1929 and on TV.
That and “three letter word..J-O-B-S”.
That and “Stand up” to a man in a wheel chair.
It is obvious to any objective observer that one of the major parties ran a complete MORON for VP last election, unfortunately because of media bias, most people assume that moron was Gov. Sarah Palin.
Obviously humble, too.
“”I’m the most experienced vice president since anybody.”
Complete butt wart!
Joe Biden’s always the smartest person in the room. Just ask him, and he’ll tell you so!
Mark
Ah,go on, get outta here! Everybody knows that's Al Gore...
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
From the online anagram server: Joseph Biden =Job? Hide Pens!
Hey! I’m important too! No really! Look at me!
They let him out and in front of a camera? Must be because of the coronation, I mean inauguration. You watch. If we hear from Slow Joe more than once every six months, I’ll be shocked. 0bambi does not like sharing the limelight.
People who tell you how great they are usually aren’t...
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha . . . . . . Biden better be careful. He's such a moron he's going to give REAL morons a bad name.
That said, he will certainly make the Obama administration one of the most entertaining one ever!!
His complete knuckleheadedness, combined with his total inability to recognize his knuckleheadedness, makes him priceless.
The idiot's convinced himself that he's smarterest guy since just about anybody.
“he has a higher IQ than all of us....”
True...when you ignore the negative sign in front of his.
"I'm the most experienced vice president since nobody."
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You’re right, I got so sick of our silly little quality statements one time, that I finally told the division head that people would probably interpret them as an indication of a quality problem. That was the end of the quality statements (pure drivel) that a high priced consultant had sold him.
Being wrong at second guessing is not a strong recommendation.
Stand up Joe and Gird Your Loins!
Question is who’d he steal that line from ?
Restaurant friend of mine: "Quality is to be experienced. Not advertised."
Thomas Jefferson may disagree ...
Or Johnson
Or Nixon
Or Cheney
I’m tempted to include Quayle ... but he was just smarter...
I guess being from a safe state has something to do with it.
Alben Barkley was in Congress and the Senate as long as Biden has been and he left zero mark on the country. His distinction was to be the oldest Vice President and to have a grandson who coined the word "Veep."
Charles Curtis was in the House and Senate for as long as Biden was Senator, and likewise left no mark on the country. For whatever it's worth, he was our only Indian Vice President.
John Nance Garner was in Washington for almost as long as Biden has been, and he's only known for his observation that the vice presidency was "not worth a bucket of warm spit" (except he didn't say "spit").
Barkley and Garner were ambitious, frustrated old men. Will Biden follow suit?
“since anybody”? A little mixed up, but then he has gotten by on BS for several years.
ergo Anybody would be a better Vice-President than Biden
Pride goes before the fall.
Which in Biden's buffoon-speak means "I have more experience being wrong than anybody who's ever been vice president".
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