Posted on 08/20/2013 12:37:35 AM PDT by TexGrill
Not counting rumors that Anthony Weiner's marriage has hit a rocky patch, it may be the worst-kept secret in politics: Joe Biden wants to be president.
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the vice president's inner circle is swabbing the decks, battening down the hatches and hoisting the mainsails for USS Bidenpalooza 2016. "Everyone involved in his world," a Democratic official told the Journal, "is engaged in taking all the steps that make sense to prepare for a run, if he does run." Biden's people are apparently willing to go for it even if the allegedly inevitable nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, decides to run.
Why is this happening?
It's a difficult question to boil down to a single variable, given the swirling maelstrom of egos, agendas and issues at play. Still, one answer does seem to cover the waterfront: because ours is a just and generous God. From my admittedly selfish perspective, a Biden candidacy would be great for everybody — and by everybody I mean people who would like to see the Democratic Party descend into a chaotic food fight.
Indeed, while most of the punditocracy is obsessed with turning the mostly trivial sniping between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) into proof of a bloody civil war on the right, the Democrats are poised to descend into a family squabble of historic proportions. It would be a lot of fun to watch.
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Yes, come to think of it a conservative might have a better chance of winning the presidency running on the Demonrat ticket.
No, Biden isn’t worth it, but if you think Hillary wants a contest with him, you’re mistaken. She and the Grifter are not about competition - only when they have to.
As for Biden, you have to remember that he is a sitting VP and Obama PICKED HIM! He’s walkin’ a fine line here. He cannot endorse Hillary until she’s beaten Biden, and he can’t really say anything bad about Biden until he loses.
Obama doesn’t like Hillary at all. Nor does he like Biden, but he is a fool’s fool and is easily controllable by Obama and him on the ticket did help him win.
Obama is making sure he doesn’t have anything to do right now, so he’s just, well, there. He can’t all of a sudden in this next year endorse Hillary and crap all over Biden - he picked him - the ONE picked him! About the only thing he could do is to convince Biden not to run, but he’s too stupid and too egotistical and mean to do anything not for himself.
Conservatives won’t succeed by starting a 3rd Party. You got the GOPer establishment, Chubby Christie, Juan McCainer and Linda Graham Crackers calling conservatives ‘Wacko Birds.’ Besides the US will soon be a one-party country just like China. So go ahead and join the Democrats to stir up some trouble as a conservative. And if Democrats omplain just say that donkeys call themselves tolerant and want an “open tent, so we’re setting up camp.”
Actually, some of my sources informed me that Obama and Biden are friendly with each other and they both hate Hillary.
A country that elected Obama twice could easily elect Joe Biden.
Yeah well, if he runs he’ll likely have the last laugh. After electing Obama, there’s no abyss the American voter will not dip into.
Disagree....Biden LOVES Hillary and will do the Clinton’s bidding.
Nope, I think you’re wrong. He’s all the time out there talking about wanting to be President. Any Democrat will turn on another when it means their power is at stake.
Like a house that has been let go for so long it is not reparable, but can only be torn down, this country has had it. At this point, might as well help push the country, or what is left of it, over the edge. Biden would help do that. Who is John Galt.
No love between Biden and Hillary. Both have enormous egos.
Prior to 2008 I actually thought Biden was a D’Rat with a little bit of brains. Since he has been VP I repent of my stupid misperceptions of ole dithering Joe.
Oh I too am in complete agreement, go for the golden ring Joey boy
50mm, I think you have a tank gif (from zot threads) that would be perfect for this with Joe's head on the running body ...
There’s a priceless amount of Biden ridicule on YT, but it needs to be saved for RNC commercials, before the DNC ‘sanitizes/scrubs’ it all. Just saying...
According to the top-secret memo I saved from a wastepaper basket, Plugs' medical report predicts his demise (infected plugs) two days after Inauguration Day. Leaving Mama Michelle as your new POTUS. (There is a back-up demise plan 'B' in case the old fella lingers on.)
The campaign strategy is simple. Mama Obama will begin divorce proceedings against Kid Kenya at the beginning of the campaign, citing Reggie Love as co-respondent. The resulting Oprah-led wave of sympathy, including a pome by Maya Angelou will get the ticket 104% of the female vote. Joey Plugs will get everyone else an Obamaphone and increase EBT to $500 a month for every one, pay off foreclosures, forgive student loans, and extend unemployment benefits to 10 years. Congress, (the Dems having swept in in '14) will help the DNC register 40 million new Mexican voters.
The Republicans in 2016 will be split: Christie and Mitt, Dole and McCain, Romney and Trump, Palin and Bachmann, Jeb and Geraldo, Cruz and Rubio, will divide 25% of the vote.
I gotta go now. I am looking through more wastebaskets to find the Homeland Security Insurrection Suppression Plan.
Heck, he was brought onto the ticket to give gravitas to the 0bama campaign.
The democrats are star-less. They will have to dig up a new candidate and need time to destroy/create records. It would be nice for them to get Hillary out of the way. Operation chaos perhaps?
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