Exactly. Biden's gaffe was an emotional outburst. A product of excess enthusiasm and easily forgiven.
Obama is a strange character.
For all his rough edges, I'd rather be seated next to the V.P. at a dinner party rather than the Prez. Kinda creepy guy.
Similar with Cheney. Carl Levin, after doing something really slimy (I forget what) then decided to do the whole fake smile thing to Cheney and he’d have nothing of it.
Let’s not think about our kids, let’s think about his. Doesn’t somebody who has children the ages of Sasha and Malia have a little sense of how he appears in public?