Posted on 05/10/2012 9:17:18 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Democratic sources: Obama aides annoyed with Biden Posted by CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin
Washington (CNN) - Multiple top Democrats said Thursday the president's senior aides are deeply annoyed with Vice President Joe Biden for forcing the conversation on same-sex marriage.
One source said Biden has, in the past, counseled the president against announcing support for same-sex marriage - making the circumstances that much more frustrating.
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Biden made comments supporting such unions during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, seemingly forcing the issue to the forefront of public debate.
Another source said the recent events gave renewed life to old jokes and flippant remarks like, "Hello? Does he know this is the Obama presidency not the Biden presidency?"
None of these sources said they believed it would create a lasting rift between the West Wing and the vice president's office because Biden has gone off script before and will do it again.
The president's team said they were aware of the risk when they tapped Biden for the ticket. One source added that the president has a close personal relationship with the former senator and that trumps his advisers' frustrations. But there is a great deal of interest in keeping the vice president "on script."
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What you say may very well be true, but, just saw her live on my TV screen a couple days ago and the repairs didn’t take. She looks worse than she ever has.
Ridicuuuuuuuule...one of my famous ruuuuuuules to destroy 0h0m0.
I slap him on his scrawny but very active behind that he leads with. (very tough to write but with no double "t" in 0b0z0id speak.)
Prof. S. Alinsky, Ridicuuuuuuuuuuule University, Dean
Nah, he'd probably like that. I'd slap his face...
Nah, he'd probably like that too.
I wouldn’t physically touch him without a HAZMAT full-suit...gloves, masks aren’t enough.
All that for what? We’ll throw him in the garbage where he spawned from come November 6.
:-)
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