Posted on 05/23/2011 9:02:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Barack Obama sent Joe Biden out to do some fundraising, with predictable results. Oh, Biden showed up and made his sales pitch on Obama’s behalf, but as it turns out, the President wasn’t Biden’s only client. To the surprise of some attendees, Biden asked the donors to keep some money aside for 2016, too:
Vice President Joe Biden surprised a gathering of donors in Cincinnati last week when he floated the prospect of his succeeding President Barack Obama in the White House.
Biden, who started in the Senate young and would be just 70 in 2012, raised the possibility unprompted during a wide-ranging conversation at the May 19 dinner with major Democratic Party donors, a source in the room said.
He’ll be “just 70 in 2012.” That will make him 74 in 2016, which isn’t exactly spring-chicken territory, even if Biden’s performance as VP made a case for him as a presidential candidate at that point. Small wonder that Biden’s comment “caught the attention” of the donors, especially since no one asked him about his plans after Obama’s presidency.
Biden hasn’t exactly set the world on fire as a VP, however. He’s been put in charge of the Porkulus program, which turned into an expensive flop. Does anyone know what the unemployment rate should be now, according to the administration’s estimate if the stimulus package passed? 6.7%. Thanks to his months-long blather last year about “Recovery Summer,” no one takes Biden seriously any longer on economic matters. And if his non-presence on major foreign-affairs issues like Pakistan, Israel, and Iraq are any indication, no one at the White House takes him seriously on what was supposed to be his one area of expertise.
Besides, the donors aren’t worrying about 2016 for a Democratic successor to Obama. They’re more worried about losing in 2012, and they have to be wondering what the color of the sky is in Biden’s world if he’s starting to feel them up for a 2016 run.
Sorry....we already have someone to hand out towels in the men’s room....
born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, PA (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
Joseph Biden Sr. born in Baltimore, MD
Catherine Eugenia Finnegan born in Scranton, PA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguinis Requirement)
Joseph Biden Jr. is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN unlike Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama.
Two words: over confident.
They should know by now not to let Biden out without a nanny.
Assuming there still is a USA in 2016 (quite doubtful if voters actually give Obummer a 2nd term), Biden as POTUS would be the certain death of America.
Again, that is assuming we could survive a 2nd Obama term (or even finish his current term).
On the bright side, Biden in the WH would give Chevy Chase a few more years of comedy work
On the down side, Biden in the WH would give Chevy Chase a few more years of comedy work
All I can say Uncle Joe is hahahahahahahahahahaha..You are kidding right?
My question is: How does he know he will be on the 2012 ticket?
Sweet! If he can juggle and/or ride a unicycle I’ll hire him for my daughter’s birthday party then.
Sit down, Joe.
One word: delusional.
Joe Biden to Dem donors: I’m available in 2016 …
Is that a threat?
Biden as POTUS??? Must be a SNL joke!!!!
More like “scum sucker” who sucks scum all day for a living only to make enough money to buy porno for him and his woman.......[sound SNL/MAD TV familiar?]
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