Biden Being Biden

[5711-Marine]

When he was picked as VP it was for his Foreign Policy credentials.

Biden Being Biden [Yuval Levin]

I think my favorite moment in Vice President Biden’s characteristically peculiar performance before the House Democrats’ retreat this morning is when, having traipsed absent-mindedly into a discussion of his concern about the deficit, he seems suddenly to realize that he’s talking to a group that just voted to vastly increase the deficit, and the shifting of gears almost breaks the transmission:

Anybody remember a time when we're talking about, if we don't make some real changes, deficits that are a trillion two hundred billion dollars a year for as far as the eye can see, if we don't, ah, get it right, which you guys have already?

Or maybe it’s when after about twenty minutes he begins to turn to his actual prepared remarks, which are about foreign policy, but before doing so announces that he has strong opinions but doesn’t really know much:

But let me move for a second to what I was supposed to talk about. I was asked to talk about foreign policy. You know that old joke, you know, an expert is anyone from out of town with a briefcase? I'm out of town, but I don't have a briefcase, and I know a lot of you know as much and more about foreign policy as I do, but it's like that old joke, I hope you Texans aren't offended, but in Delaware that old joke about the Texan who said ‘I don't now much about art but I know what I like?’ Well, I may not know much about it, but I know what I think, and I know what I think we have to do.

Wow.

Be warned before clicking on the video, however: the speech is long and winding. As Politico put it: “During the speech, some members read newspapers or checked BlackBerrys in the warm conference room.”

[Legion_Prime]

So basically the old man's still licking windows on the short bus? Damn, and I thought Dan Quale was embarrasing.

[Pector55]

Obama's insurance policy... hurt me and you get this douchebag. It's the smartest move Obama will make through his entire presidency.

[Morel42]

Obama's insurance policy... hurt me and you get this douchebag. It's the smartest move Obama will make through his entire presidency.

Worked for Bush Sr! And Bush Jr.. Even the most right wing friend I have believes he's the antichrist. They just think it's really cool he's on our side.. Which, I hate to admit it..

Is a really convincing argument..

Also, I've always found if you play the 3 Stooges Music in the background during his (Biden)TV appearances it makes it quite entertaining..

[stevieb92]

Obama's insurance policy... hurt me and you get this douchebag. It's the smartest move Obama will make through his entire presidency.

Worked for Clinton too...

[MichaelJ]

Worked for Clinton too...

Wait, Clinton had a VP? I thought that was a potted plant in all those AP photos.

[thundrr1]

Biden's limo has flavored windows.......

George