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Candid Joe Biden says he 'regrets' his decision not to run for president 'every day' as he admits to having second thoughts You can take Joe Biden out of the presidential campaign, but you can't take the campaign out of Joe Biden. Three months after bowing out of the 2016 competition, the vice president has a few second thoughts about his decision. 'I regret it every day,' Biden said Wednesday. Still, he said he made the right call for his family and for himself. And he pledged to stay 'deeply involved' in the race to replace President Barack Obama. 'We've...

Vice President Joe Biden predicts that if Donald Trump were to go up against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, the former secretary of state "wins in a walk." During a Dec. 8 interview with Bloomberg Politics on Air Force Two, Biden discussed his opinions on the business mogul and current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. The vice president was particularly critical of Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. "I don't know what his motive is, but I know what he's preaching is a very, very dangerous brew for America," Biden said. The vice...

Washington - In the face of widespread criticism from across the political spectrum, Republican presidential frontrunner stuck to his guns over his controversial call to bar Muslims from entering the US. With his supporters largely backing him, the real estate mogul and reality TV celebrity projected the call as a temporary move in response to terrorism. He even invoked President Franklin D. Roosevelt's authorisation of the detention of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants during World War II as a precedent. "This is a president highly respected by all; he did the same thing," Trump told MSNBC Tuesday. The nation was...

A short time ago, Major Glenn Macdonald USAR (Ret) published an exclusive article on his Military Corruption website suggesting Barack Obama might drop the axe on Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House. Major Macdonald’s source, a colonel inside the Pentagon, told him “IF BIDEN RUNS, HILLARY WILL BE INDICTED.” “The word here [in the Pentagon] is that Obama would like Joe Biden in the race to preserve the President’s legacy,” continued the colonel. “And he just might give a nod to the Justice Dept. to go ahead and indict Clinton for her lies and deceit in regard to Benghazi...

Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, made a bold pronouncement on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Sunday, predicting Vice President Joe Biden will get in the race for president Monday or Tuesday. "Joe Biden's going to get in, I'm quite confident. I think he'll get in tomorrow or Tuesday," Kristol said. "I think he'll go to Delaware, presumably, and he'll announce in a state he represented for so many years, and I think he'll be a strong candidate."

Without mentioning his name, US Vice President blasts new hasbarah chief Dr. Ran Baratz, over his past comments against President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. Biden was quick to stress America's “rock-solid” commitment to Israeli security at the start of his 45-minute address before the Union for Reform Judaism's biennial in Orlando, Florida. Then, in sharp condemnation of Baratz, Biden noted that "although we won’t always agree, and this is the one thing I do want to say - We should always be respectful of one another." “There is no excuse, there should be no tolerance for...

China’s stringent regulation of American movies isn’t just a matter of cultural differences, but in fact runs afoul of China’s commitments to the World Trade Organization, which in 2007 ordered the country to open its doors to cinematic imports. China failed to comply with the WTO directive for several years, the researchers write, but in 2012 made a deal with the United States to raise the cap on film imports from 20 to 34 films a year -- a move heralded by the Obama administration as a breakthrough. But more films didn’t lead to WTO compliance. “The ruling called for...

On Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden stepped back from the 2016 presidential campaign. Standing in the White House Rose Garden, flanked by his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, and President Obama, the vice president seemed reluctant, even regretful, as he passed up a third try for the presidency.

I'm honestly disappointed Biden isn't running for president. To paraphrase comedian Lewis Black's reaction back in 2000 when former VP Dan Quayle decided not to run for president: As an American I'm happy for the country, but as a blogger I weep. I spent some time, off and on, jotting down potential slogans for Joe's campaign, and I won't get to use any of them :-/ ---- - From second banana to whatever comes before "second" banana - I'll prove there are Americans even dumber than I am #MySupporters - Odd bless America - Barack was the communist, I'm just...

Let’s hope that after 3 years, 1 month and 10 days Hillary’s had enough time to figure out what difference it makes. That amount of prep time should even be sufficient for the likes of Joey B to get his answers straight.And if old Dick Morris is correct (h/t SilverLady), old Hilz has little to worry about: The Justice Department would never indict the putative Democratic candidate for president unless a alternative were waiting in the wings. And the reverse is true: Biden’s decision not to run is the clearest indication that no indictment will be forthcoming. Still, there is...

Vice President Biden announced that he would not make a third bid for the presidency. [C-SPAN VIDEO]

Gloria Steinem has put a feminist spin on Joe Biden’s would-be run for president. SNIP “I thought, ‘If he was a woman, they would never forgive him for that discussion.’ They would say, ‘He’s not fit to be president.’ SNIP

A source with strong political connections told Conservative Tribune exclusively Wednesday morning why Vice President Joe Biden would not be getting into the Democrat primary after all. According to the source, current GOP front-runner Donald Trump has “dirt” on Biden that would presumably prevent his winning the Democrat nomination. The precise nature of the information Trump has about Biden was not immediately available, but the source expected Trump to release — or at least hint — at it later Wednesday, probably through social media. Biden made the announcement earlier in the day, telling the American people: “Unfortunately, I believe we’re...

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Preibus says Vice President Joe Biden’s decision not to enter the presidential fray is good for the party, because Republicans have a better chance of beating Hillary Clinton.

ala David Letterman's Top Ten Lists - what are your top humorous reason(s) Slow Joe is not running ?

Vice President Biden announced Wednesday that he will not run for president, ending months of feverish speculation over his 2016 plans and likely settling the Democratic field. Speaking in the Rose Garden alongside his wife Jill and President Obama, Biden said the window of opportunity to mount a viable campaign "has closed." He has been weighing a decision since summer, but cautioned all along that he and his family were grieving over the loss of his son Beau Biden -- and said Wednesday he knew that process could outlast the window for making a decision. "Unfortunately I believe we're out...

Biden Out.

On Fox News and the others, Biden to speak in a few minutes

Rumors continue to swirl that Vice President Biden will soon be (finally) making up his mind about whether to run for president. Why is this taking so long? Conventional wisdom seems to revolve around two theories: (1) He really hasn’t made up his mind, or (2) he’s simply waiting on standby in case something big drops on frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Either is plausible, although the first strikes me as less plausible. If nothing else, Biden is a canny politician, and he understands the difficulties of entering the race this late in the game. I don’t think he’d simply wait around...

Tuesday night at a gala in honor of former Vice President Walter Mondale, Vice President Joe Biden again apparently referenced Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton saying she was proud the Republicans were her enemies during the CNN debate last week.