Biden, Considering White House Bid, Meets With Elizabeth Warren

New York Times ^ | August 22,2015 | Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman

[lbryce]

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday summoned Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, to his Washington residence for a meeting, the latest indication that he is seriously considering a presidential bid.

Mr. Biden and Ms. Warren met for lunch on the veranda at the Naval Observatory with no aides present, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversation.

The conversation, which lasted for well over an hour, touched on policy issues and both the Republican and Democratic presidential primary campaigns. Mr. Biden made clear that he was seriously considering a bid of his own, but did not directly ask Ms. Warren for her support.

The discussion about what has been an unpredictable presidential campaign — in which Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has shown strength on the left and Donald J. Trump has emerged as a force on the right — centered on “what the country is trying to tell us,” said the Democrat briefed on the lunch.

Mrs. Warren was the dream presidential candidate of many progressives and still retains a loyal following among liberal activists.

The meeting comes as Mr. Biden — whose eldest son, Beau, died in May — has begun to intensively test the waters for a third White House run, meeting with his small inner circle and telephoning Democratic donors.

The meeting Saturday, first reported by CNN, came at Mr. Biden’s request this week.

[lbryce]

It's a terrible sign of the political times when a candidate never considered by the electorate as a presidential candidate material to now be considering a run for the Presidency. It's not like there were throngs of people demanding his candidacy, nor was there anyone in on the spontaneous'Draft Biden Now' juggernaut.Biden is more simpleton than simple man and never will beconsidered or mistaken for a Mensa member. His personality character is more akin to some goofy guy, with a reputation to saying the wrong things at the wrong times. In the long run his candidacy will have zero effect on the outcome and is simply a an exercise in vanity and boredom. I would entitle his theme for his president as "Goofy Buffoon" gets lucky has less than nothing to lose in entering the race. The only thing I see him good for is comic relief with his propensity for malapropisms and a not very deep, profound thought process in his political approach and an attitude of What me, worry?

[sheikdetailfeather]

Obama would love Biden in there to continue his fundamental transformation.

[OttawaFreeper]

Let me guess, all because Hillary’s shelf life is about over with now?

[4rcane]

if there’s any justice, Hillary and her aide should be in jail

[Jack023]

Your points are well taken and right on the money.

Wouldn’t it be fun to watch Ted Cruz or The Donald debate Uncle Joe? The ref would have to call it after the first round.

[lbryce]

But kept separately.

[xrmusn]

Talk about your conundrums.

How do you pick the ‘lesser of two evils’ when it comes to Biden or Warren? the hole gets deeper when you throw OMalley in the mix...

If I didn’t know better, it seems like they are just trying to throw a name out there - like when they figure they can’t win....BUT that got us Clinton twice and BO twice..
Then again GOPe ran Dole against Clinton II and once Romney crushed his ‘fellow’ R’s - alienating his base so the wouldn’t even vote for him - then Romney played footsie with BO much as he did when he had Teddy boy beat prior his becoming Guv of Mass...

It gets real scary when your ‘real leftists’ claim BO and Bernie are to soft and call Christie/McCain/Graham Conservatives

[maddog55]

[Vinnie]

Plugs and pseudo-brave. Ha ha.
A couple of frauds, carrying on the dim tradition.

[CincyRichieRich]

Planned all along...drain Hillary’s cash until his/ her greed makes them drop out and their scandals. I can only hope they leave with scorched earth and drag 0bummer and his cabal under the bus with them.(them as in both Clintons)

[livius]

Biden is a foolish-seeming man, but he’s also extremely left wing. IIRC, he had the most consistently left-wing voting record of any senator of his time.

[Jacquerie]

The fix is in, and the GOP-E will assist. The revolution must go on.

In 2017, the next Tyrant is slated to be sock-puppet Biden.

There is precious little time to get on with an Article V convention to save the republic.

[Catsrus]

Not to mention his Roman hands and Russian fingers around the females he has contact with.

[WayneS]

Getting tips on how to claim minority status?

[ronnie raygun]

He needs a full blood commie by his side

[PJ-Comix]

Did Joe rub the shoulders of the Indian Princess?

[euram]

She was probably just checking out his scalp.

[NKP_Vet]

“Wouldn’t it be fun to watch Ted Cruz or The Donald debate Uncle Joe”.

Mama Grizzly took him apart. Trump or Cruz would humiliate the old pervert. The exact same thing they would do with the fake and fraud leftist Pocahontas Warren. Both Biden and Warren are also serial liars.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

if there’s any justice, Hillary and her aide should be in jail

It seems least unlikely to me that Humma would take the fall, and Hillary skate but fatally damaged politically by it.

[arthurus]

It would not surprise me terribly if the Gope grandees and even Fox News announce support for Biden if/when Trump or Cruz is the nominee.