Biden: Obama is brilliant. I didn't know how good he was until i joined the team

[impik]

During a DNC fundraiser in Dallas today Biden told the audiance:


"After i joined the team, I realized why it was I did not win. So for those of you who endorsed me first, you all made a mistake".

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0310/brilliant_potus_80fc05b2-09d9-4242-9536-da5fa33e96e1.html

[madmax]

1. We still love ya, Joey nr

[rhett o rick]

2. .

[Snotcicles]

34. Joe Biden, warts and all, confirms I'm on the right side. nt

[Hekate]

3. We think you're great, Joe, and are GLAD you are on the team!

:hi:

[Ikonoklast]

4. Class guy, all around.

Picking Joe for veep is turning out to be a genius move by O.

[hlthe2b]

5. I agree... as different as they are, they complement each other...

I love Biden... He makes me smile...;)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

6. +1.

[quiet.american]

7. Joe, you're still a big f*cking deal in my book!

Love ya, man. (But yeah, have to admit, Obama was my guy!)

[calimary]

25. +1!

[rocktivity]

8. Well, if it will cheer you up any, Joe,

I said that you HAD to be Obama's VP, because picking anyone else meant "he's not really serious."

:headbang:
rocktivity

[elleng]

10. Right, rocky!

[PopSixSquish]

15. Very Astute Comment on Your Part Sir

I'll admit to having doubts about Obama during the campaign but when he selected Joe Biden as VP, that told me everything I needed to know.

My father couldn't stand most politicians but he liked Joe. Always thought that he was a very smart fella and said what everyone else was thinking...

[Mithreal]

20. Anyone else meant Bayh or Kaine

But even though Biden's potential lows were much lower than Bayh's -- he "could cause us real pain" -- he could also "reach higher heights."

"Seeing Bayh right after Biden provided some interesting contrasts and comparisons. Listening to Bayh talk, I thought, There's no way this guy will color outside the lines. Biden may cross them with too much frequency," Plouffe writes.

Kaine, with his lack of foreign policy experience, was at the bottom of the list. After Plouffe and Axelrod briefed Obama on their meetings, the future President still wasn't sure.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/plouffe-obamas-veep-pick-coin-toss-between-biden-and-bayh.php

I like Biden too. How those other two knuckleheads made it to the final cut confounds me.

[Cha]

9. I love him..he's so sweet! Obama and

Joe are such a brilliant TEAM.

[rucky]

11. It's a mistake I can live with.

not a big effing deal :)

[kimmerspixelated]

32. True! Love that cat pic..where..what is it from?

[rucky]

36. Three Keyboard Cat Moon

the classiest t-shirt on the market...

http://www.threadless.com/product/1960/Three_Keyboard_Cat_Moon

[elleng]

12. I wish the PEOPLE, including many here, would be as measured as Joe is.

Progress takes time!

[Jennicut]

13. Oh Joe. He is just perfect as the VP. And he really respects and likes the President.

I think they have the best VP/Prez relationship of all the modern Presidents.

[lib2DaBone]

14. Not to be a party pooper...

But wasn't he the guy who stoped credit card interest from being a deductible?

Just sayin...

[imnKOgnito]

33. Was he?

I guess another reason to like him. Care to explain why you think credit card interest SHOULD be a deductible?

[pundaint]

38. Perhaps he wanted to curb the runaway use of credit. Since Greenspan wasn't helping.

[RollWithIt]

39. And thats a bad thing?

The last thing we need is the government subsidizing peoples debt. You borrow then you should pay for it.

[lunatica]

16. Well Joe, once he picked you as VP I was a goner

At that moment all my doubts disappeared. He had you watching his back. I do wish he had picked more people like you for his staff though.

[jillan]

17. He's like a loyal little puppy dog.

He's cute, and gets into mischief and he protects his boss.

[TomCADem]

18. Well, It Is Obvious That They Have Great Rapport...

They actually get along a lot better than I anticipated. For example, think of the banter between Joe and the President when Joe asked him if it was so great that Joe said that HCR was a BFD, then why didn't the President say it?

[PatSeg]

19. I'm not sure that it was a mistake

but I got the team I originally wanted and it turned out to be dynamite.

[WheelWalker]

22. Somebody over at JBSG predicted it, as I recall. n/t

[mckara]

21. I'm Glad Joe Thinks So...

I have some issues with the President's leadership style, but that's only by judging from afar.

[1776Forever]

23. Thanks for the great post! Made me smile - they make a great team!

I also added the Politico 44 President's Calendar to my iGoogle through the web page - has a great calender of the Vice President's and President's daily events!

[WatchWhatISay]

24. Before I supported Obama, I supported Joe Biden

Now I am looking forward to voting for him in 2016!

[WatchWhatISay]

42. The only bad thing about having Biden for VP

Is that I'm sure a lot of the right wing crazies would prefer him as President.

Nobobdy thought about doing any harm to George Bush, because a President Cheney would have been so much worse.

[hvn_nbr_2]

26. I'm one of those who endorsed Joe first, and Joe is right now.

But I'll add this: one reason we know Obama is good is that he picked Joe.

Completely off topic PS: The Firefox spell checker still doesn't know that "Obama" is a word.

[stlsaxman]

27. Only Joe woud/could say this as heartfelt as this was meant!

The guy fucking ROCKS!

:headbang:

[perdita9]

28. Joe Biden will be in Bethlehem, PA on April 15th

He'll be headlining a fundraiser for John Callahan who's running for PA's 15th congressional district. A political scientist was quoted in the paper saying the event is sure to be a great success because Biden is so gaffe-prone. People will show up just in case he says anything embarrassing.

Hey, whatever works. I myself suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.

[elias7]

29. Now if maybe Cheney would talk about how brilliant GWB was instead of flogging Obama

Oh wait, nevermind

[loudsue]

30. Biden often gets laughed at in the media and this forum.

I think he's a remarkable human being, and a super asset to the Obama administration.

[BrklynLiberal]

31. Biden is a great man.

[hedgehog]

35. I think Obama won over Biden at one of the early debates.

In the photos, Biden was looking at Obama and you could see it on his face:"This guy's the one!

[Cha]

45. I missed that..it would have been priceless! nt

[Jackeens]

46. Loved this Joe 'moment' too....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XberX_t-WvI

:-)

[Beacool]

37. Joe may be a gaffe machine, but at least no one can say that he isn't loyal to a fault.

:D

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

41. Gaffe Machine....

In Washington, a "gaffe" is when a politician inadvertently tells the truth.

Joe has a habit of saying what on his mind and damn the spin.

It's why I like him.

[Beacool]

43. Oh, I like him too.

He's a decent man, but he has no censor switch.

;)

[mstinamotorcity]

40. But thats why we love you Joe

because together The President and the Vice President are a big f--king deal!!!!!!!!:yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Cha]

44. Kick for continued relevancy.