Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
Opening paragraph from Mark Steyn's column today at NRO:
"In one of those inspired innovations designed to keep American classrooms on the cutting edge of educational excellence, the administration has been sending Joe Biden out to talk to schoolchildren. Last week, it was the fourth grade at Alexander B. Goode Elementary School in York, Pa., that found itself on the receiving end of the vice president’s wisdom:
Here in this school, your school, you’ve had a lot of teachers who used to work here, but because there’s no money for them in the city, they’re not working. And so what happens is, when that occurs, each of the teachers that stays have more kids to teach. And they don’t get to spend as much time with you as they did when your classes were smaller. We think the federal government in Washington, D.C., should say to the cities and states, look, we’re going to give you some money so that you can hire back all those people. And the way we’re going to do it, we’re going to ask people who have a lot of money to pay just a little bit more in taxes.
Who knew it was that easy?"
Just about every time, Joe opens his mouth, he says something stupid or inane. Steyn's article brilliantly eviscerates the logic underlying Biden's comments.
All of which raises some big questions. Does Obama gain anything by keeping Biden as his running-mate? How do you rate the chances of Obama retaining Biden? (I give Joe at a best a 1 in 3 chance). If he dumps Biden should he go Hillary or someone new (if so, which fresh-faced Democrat would help Obama)?
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Jan '11
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
Who wants to replace Biden? Rather, who wants to be his replacement? VP on losing ticket rarely seem to enjoy subsequent political success. Sarah Palin got a huge bump; she has not converted that energy...yet.
Edited on October 22, 2011 at 7:37pmDec '10
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I could see Joe developing a health problem or having a family matter that pulls him from public life. Would Obama tap a real centrist for a VP or would he stay on his leftward course?
Oct '10
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Biden doesn't realize it yet--he's not the quickest on the uptake--but he really, really, wants to spend more time with his family.
The column of Steyn's you link is as good as any of his I've read . And that's saying something.
Jan '11
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
Excellent!
Of course, subtlety doesn't work on Biden.
Apr '11
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Biden after seeing episodes of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader" chose instead to pontificate in front of fourth graders.
After hearing him speak the fourth graders called the major TV networks to pitch their show Are you Smarter Than The Vice President.
Apr '11
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President Mathman and the boy Blunder Biden.
Given what Biden claimed the other day about the increase of crime being just a matter of time if the jobs bill doesn't pass, just how many rapes and murders does President Mathman compute are eminent with the 535 million wasted on Solyndra.
Dec '10
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Perhaps Obama just keeps Biden around to make himself look competent the way Mick Jagger keeps Keith Richards around to make himself look healthy.
Dec '10
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Vice President Biden is the ultimate presidential assassination deterrent. He stays on the ticket.
Sep '10
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Yep, my thoughts exactly. Biden won't go anywhere.
Jan '11
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His Oneness admit that choosing Biden was a mistake? Surely, you can't be serious?
(OK, I won't call you Shirley.)
Perhaps you missed that portion of the recent interview where His Oneness humbly states that all his decisions were the right ones.
It's Obama-Biden 2012. Get used to it.
Jun '11
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
Have you ever considerd the fact that Joe Biden is Obama's best insurance policy against any thought of impeachment.
Biden would truly be a disaster as President!
Worse than Obama?.. Hard to consider. but... definitely YES!.
May '10
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
Fresh-faced? Dennis Kucinich has always had a kind of naivete about him that could be mistaken for youthfulness.
May '10
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At least he didn't need a teleprompter
May '10
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
At least he didn't need a teleprompter
May '10
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
At least he didn't need a teleprompter
Re: Steyn on Biden: Will Obama Retain Silly Joe?
There is one reason why Barack Obama cannot jettison Joe Biden. Tacitly, at least, he would have to admit that, in putting him on the ticket, he did a really, really stupid thing, and Barack Obama cannot acknowledge that he has ever made a blunder. In any case, he told us himself that putting Biden on the ticket was the smartest thing he has ever done.
May '10
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I predict Bozo Biden stays on the ticket. If the electorate was dumb enough to pull the lever for these two the first time around, they're dumb enough to do it again. Sigh.
Jun '11
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I just don't understand how any of you thinks the President could afford to jettison this kind of brilliance.
Jun '11
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hmmm... the photo of Biden I had tried to attach didn't show up. Oh well. Go to NR Online, and check out the very funny picture of Joe.
Feb '11
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I keep thinking of the movie "My Fellow Americans"
President (Dan Akroyd): "Please remind Vice President Matthews that these people are from the Netherlands and not the nether regions"
We're standing for you, Joe.