Leave it to Joe Biden to drop unsolicited verbal bombs. And so he did in Cincinnati last week according to Politico when he raised the prospect of running for president in 2016. The comments were unsolicited. Biden, who will be 74 in 2016, has never committed one way or the other about his plans to succeed Obama, but now seems to be showing an inclination. Leave it to Loose Lip Joe to jump the gun by four or five years.
Biden likely thinks this is a big deal…”a big f-ing deal”. Still, you have to wonder how good a candidate he would be. Sure, he could plagiarize Obama’s speeches. But could he deliver them with the same panache and charisma? Stand pat in 2012, Sarah. In 2016 the Democrats may put up someone even you can beat.
It’s not that I mean to be too tough on Joe. After all he does understand the importance of that three letter word: J-O-B-S. And you thought Dan Quale had spelling issues. Potato is at least more confusing than jobs.
And he’d have nothing on Michele Bachmann where knowledge of history is concerned. Don’t forget how he reminded us that FDR, who did not become president until three years later, went on television, which was not commercially available at the time, to tell Americans about the stock market crash of 1929.
Oh, but we can have confidence in his decision making ability. He made that clear when he told us, ”If we do everything right…there’s still a 30% chance we’re going to get it wrong.” Now there’s leadership to die for.
Perhaps I shouldn’t criticize him so harshly though. His real skills are in foreign policy, tact and diplomacy. That was on display when he gaffed “His mom lived in Long Island…God rest her soul” in reference to the – still very much alive – mother of the Irish Prime Minister.
Ok, ok, I’ll ease up and close with words from the man himself. “Oh, God love ya…What was I talking about?”
Contributor, aka tidbits. Retired attorney in complex litigation, death penalty defense and constitutional law. Former Nat’l Board Chair: Alzheimer’s Association. Served on multiple political campaigns, including two for U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R-OR). Contributing author to three legal books and multiple legal publications.