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Biden´s day dawns
The Hill (DC), by A.B. Stoddard
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Posted By:StormCnter, 1/13/2013 5:55:32 AM
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| Ever the bridesmaid, Vice President Biden has suddenly blossomed into a bride. After four years in the White House and 36 years in the Senate, Biden — at age 70 — has finally graduated from sideshow to statesman, becoming his party’s most capable (perhaps sole) Mr. Fix-It and suddenly a serious presidential contender. True, it still makes you giggle. Even a year ago, the idea of Biden running in 2016 was a side-splitter. But now, if Hillary Clinton chooses not to, it’s hard to imagine why the Democratic nomination won’t belong to Biden if he wants it.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
locarno, 1/13/2013 6:18:26 AM (No. 9113623)
Here´s a good laugh to start your day. Biden is now the best the democrats have to offer? Time was once when the VP was someone, by necessity, that you could be reasonably confident could step up to the plate and assume the Presidency should the need arise. But this guy gives clowns a bad name. And all the fawning and gushing media articles isn´t going to change that.
And as far as 2016 goes, if you think the country couldn´t do any worse than Obama, you might be right. But Biden is NOT a step up. He´s a step sideways.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Spidey, 1/13/2013 6:19:09 AM (No. 9113624)
I don´t agree with this crazy conclusion in the least. The only reason Biden´s getting any notoriety is because Obama is too sorry a president to deal with face to face issues. Biden is a useful idiot Obama is using to fill his personal lack of leadership void.
In today´s world I would take Biden over Obama any day but in an open election,that´s pure insanity.
Biden´s a political chameleon adapting to current circumstances and towing the line of his hapless boss.Nobody know what kind of cocoction Biden would make as a free standing candidate.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
LAW428, 1/13/2013 6:21:04 AM (No. 9113625)
This plagiarist twit is NOT a statesman and never will be. A statesman is concerned about the next generation, while a politician is only concerned about the next election.
Biden is nothing but a lying political hack who only cares about his own skin and how he can help the Muslim pResident dismantle America.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
franq, 1/13/2013 6:49:59 AM (No. 9113643)
He has a "D" after his name. That´s all that matters to most voters.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Emerson, 1/13/2013 7:10:59 AM (No. 9113668)
A.B. is nuttier than I thought she was. And after watching her clutter up Bret Baier´s panel for months, that was pretty nutty.
Biden is Obie´s stooge. Another "beard". An old "establishment" white guy Dem who can be handed the tasks that have low success rate potential. Like gun control. Biden can be counted on to draw media publicity, stomp around, bluff and bluster, and when the task fizzles, it´s Biden´s fail (if there is one) and Obie´s gold star if perchance it works out successfully.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 1/13/2013 7:14:50 AM (No. 9113671)
If Hillary and Biden are all the Dems have now they are in poor shape indeed. I guess the Democrats assume they now have such a demographic edge that they can just appoint whom ever they want to be POTUS. Let´s hope that ain´t true.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
cgood, 1/13/2013 7:50:11 AM (No. 9113710)
Alternate universe.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
ScarletPimpernel, 1/13/2013 8:17:43 AM (No. 9113743)
"Biden´s day dawns"? More like, every dog has his day.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 1/13/2013 8:19:44 AM (No. 9113746)
AB, get some self respect. Every time I see her on the Fox all-star panel stick her arrogant nose in the air and spout a nasal toned monotoned pronouncement, I roll my eyes. It´s obvious that she irks Dr. K.
Fox, please give this woman the hook.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
uno, 1/13/2013 8:43:20 AM (No. 9113776)
Another indicator that shows how far ´round the bend we´ve gone...
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
texaspast, 1/13/2013 8:53:11 AM (No. 9113804)
Nope. The dems´ presidential nominee in 2016 will be . . . Michelle Obama. That´s how Obie gets his third term. Like Pa and Ma Ferguson here in Texas.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
JimS, 1/13/2013 9:21:19 AM (No. 9113857)
I have long thought Obama selected Biden as his running mate as "insurance" against his own impeachment or assassination.
Biden has a room temperature IQ
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
sgtfox of the jarhead clan, 1/13/2013 10:25:39 AM (No. 9113957)
By 2016 Michelle will have been given so many imaginary qualifications, puffed up and glorified, that she will be a shoo in. Glamorous black woman, descendant of slaves and wise mother figure to the grateful nation bla bla bla. They tried to pull that with Hillary too. What a joke she turned out to be.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
DARling, 1/13/2013 10:42:39 AM (No. 9114001)
Obama has to be a really awful "statesman" and politician to let Biden handle anything. More likely, if Biden had been a failure, it would have been Biden´s problem, not Obama´s. Just like Obama can go to to New Jersey, hug Christie, and then all of the flooding and fire damage was suddenly fixed, as far as the press and electorate was concerned.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
nonsense, 1/13/2013 10:42:49 AM (No. 9114002)
Must agree with everything #5 and #9 said.
Although you would have to be a no-information voter to not realize that they are pushing crazy Biden for 2016. It´s just sick.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
StormCnter, 1/13/2013 10:59:37 AM (No. 9114033)
Remember, #11, that Pa was impeached as governor. Yes, Ma followed him into the Governor´s Mansion later, but we can only wish for impeachment of Michelle´s husband.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
dvc, 1/13/2013 11:30:37 AM (No. 9114108)
LOL!
PLEASE nominate AirHead Joe for president in 2016.
PLEASE!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
fritzilou, 1/13/2013 12:03:42 PM (No. 9114170)
A B Stoddard must be kidding. He is still the blowhard buffoon he has been for years; and a liar to boot.
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