Biden Dropout Watch: Day 1
By Ward Smythe | Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 | Politics
Face it, it’s coming. Joe Biden has proven himself to be enough of an embarassment to the Obama Administration. We suspect before next year’s primary process is in full swing, Biden will step down “for personal reasons.”
But the real reasons will be that he’s a continued embarassment. Consider this week alone:
First there were his comments earlier this week when he said that Tea Party members “acted like terrorists.” He’s denied that of course. Not unlike denying the plagiarism charges of his past.
But last night was a doozy, even for Biden.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returned to Congress last night for the first time since she was shot in the head on January 8 during a constituent event in Tuscon. She has by all accounts made a markable recovery, and yet still has a ways to go. Rep. Giffords last night cast her vote in favor of the deal.
But Biden? What did he say when he saw her?
He tells The Boston Globe. “Now we’re both member of the Cracked Head Club.”
Tasteless. Classless. Absolutely unreal, unless you’re Joe Biden.
We’re just counting down the days to when Biden crosses whatever invisible qualifying line Obama may have drawn. Actually we think he probably crossed it months ago and is just doing his time in some sort of political purgatory.
So, watch here for the next Biden gaffe. You know it’s coming.
And watch for the announcement that Biden won’t be on the 2012 ticket.
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Ward Smythe is a pseudonymous aspiring freelance writer from Central Virginia. Until late 2007 Ward blogged at the now defunct "Ward View" and was active in Virginia and national politics. Ward's signature style of snarkery gained him a unique following that he hopes to regain here at Bearing Drift. Ward uses humor, satire and sometimes photoshop to make his point. Ward is proud to be an equal opportunity offender.
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7 Responses to "Biden Dropout Watch: Day 1"
InTrade has him at 87%…
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… but if he keeps saying things like the things you cited…..
It’s hard to swallow that Biden is a heartbeat away from the presidency, but there are much better and more outrageous candidates that Obama could choose from that would be a lock on his election. Some suggestions: Wasserman-Schultz, Al Franken, Alan Grayson, or Sheila Jackson Lee. We can only “hope” for a “change” that would pull the next political season into a real three-ring circus where Obama is so busy apologizing he can’t find the time to lie.
The question is whether or not Obama will be on the ticket in 2012. The liberals are foaming at the mouth over his “caving in” on the debt ceiling deal and calling for “Democratic leaders” to primary him. Hmmmm…who would that be? Dirty Harry Reid, Chuck “The Schmuck” Schumer, or perhaps the PUMA crowd will be resurrected and push for Hillary?
Bearing Drift should run a “death watch” open thread on who might primary Obama. My money is on the bet that Michael Moore will be the Democratic Donald Trump.
HisRoc,
While I think the Dems would probably be better off dumping Obama, I just don’t see how it happens in any remotely likely circumstance. I’m not even sure that Biden will be dumped because it would obviously seem like panic. In addition, is Biden really going to cost Obama the election or even a single state Obama wouldn’t lose himself? It could only happen if Obama were comfortably ahead in the polls.
As for dumping Obama, there are 3 huge impediments. First, the racial aspect; second, the massive total investment of the media in him personally; third, most Dems are just as socialist as him and endorse economic misery. (He has 70% approval with them.) Remember Teddy didn’t knock out Carter nor Buchanan Bush41.
valentinus,
My comment was largely tongue-in-cheek and I should have put a
on it.
However, remember that Reagan primaried Gerry Ford in 1976 and, while not winning, weakened Ford enough for him to lose to Carter.
Let’s hope that the liberals draft someone like Schumer to primary Obama and, like Ford said, “our long national nightmare is over.”
HisRoc,
Sorry I’m gullible. But, whoever they draft it wouldn’t be Schumer. The quintessential weasel. We do have a confoundment here, since a plausible challenger popping up presupposes an already weak President. The challenger merely confirms it for the obtuse.
val,
Pardon me if I have posted this before:
“President Obama’s approval ratings are so low now that even the Kenyans are claiming that he wasn’t born there.”
-Jay Leno
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