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Look Out, Hillary: The Biden Tolls for Thee
Photo illustration by me. (Sorry for the nightmares.)
I wouldn’t want to be an easy-to-reach vase at the Clintons’ vacation retreat in the Hamptons, or the maid who’ll be spending her weekend cleaning up glass shards and scattered flower arrangements. By all appearances, Vice President Joe Biden could be tossing his hair plugs in the ring:
Major Democratic fundraisers have been invited to meet with Vice President Joe Biden at his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory after Labor Day, part of a series of conversations he is having with senior party players as he contemplates jumping into the 2016 race.
Among the guests invited to the gathering are top bundlers who raised large sums for the Obama-Biden campaigns in 2008 and 2012, according to people familiar with the outreach. The sitdown is scheduled to take place during the week following Labor Day.
Biden’s office declined to comment…
“The network is starting to reach out,” said one major Obama fundraiser, who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations. “I’m getting calls from people saying, ‘We’re waiting for him to announce.’ People are nervous and weary of the Hillary side show, of the emails.”
Over the weekend, Biden met with progressive darling Sen. Elizabeth Warren for several hours as trial balloons were floated about a promise of serving only one term. The nearly Cherokee senator is often mentioned as potential running mate, especially if a male leads the ticket. The prospect of a Biden run has tantalized the Beltway and bloggers of all stripes, but must be causing panic among Team Clinton.
The White House added to Hillary’s fears in today’s press conference when Josh Earnest said the President might endorse someone in the Democratic primary. Earnest added, with a grin, “The President has indicated his view that the decision that he made, I guess seven years ago now, to add Joe Biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision that he had ever made in politics. I think that should give you some sense of the President’s view of Vice President Biden’s aptitude for the top job.”
Ouch.
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That is the comment of the day.
Shared that photo on the facebooks.
Biden will be speaking with Obama fundraisers after Labor Day. Wonder who set that up? Rhymes with ferret. My guess is that Biden runs with Warren as VP on the ticket. If elected, Biden resigns after 3 years or 3 1/2 years and Warren becomes POTUS that way when 2020 comes around, she is already the incumbent President. I don’t think Biden would be speaking with Obama backers unless there is information coming from AG Lynch that there is enough evidence to indict Hillary – whether they do or whether they just force her to exit the race before formal charges are brought remains to be seen. Of course, it’s just a theory based on connecting photos and news articles with push-pins and colored string on a giant bulletin board in my garage after not sleeping, bathing or shaving for several weeks but I think I may be onto something. Hmmm…starting to run low on coffee.
I guess if Biden does throw his hat in the ring that would really be a BFD ….
And I am not sure she will go quietly into the night. The presidency has been her goal since she started as a “Goldwater girl” early in her career. She suffered the slings and arrows of Bill’s infidelities and those Arkansas rubes, and by God, she is entitled to fulfill her destiny as the first female president.
Dr. Rahe, they will seek revenge. It’s in their genes.
EJ, I must be getting too old. I remember Neil Kinnock, and how Maggie took him down.
Yes, but do you remember the Biden connection? I doubt many do.
Perhaps the comment of the month.
Clinton and Obama may both like going all Alinsky on Republicans, but as for Clinton herself, Obama and VJ are going way more Machiavelli.
I suspect the conversation between Barack and Bill went something like this:
Barack: Look Bill, I love you, but you know Hillary is a loser. I mean I trounced her when nobody had heard of me. Ya know, she’d have probably lost to McCain!
Bill: Well…
Barack: I have to complete my vision of being the anti-Reagan, that means there has to be a Democrat win in 2016 — just like HW Bush in 1988 — to cement my fundamental change of America in place.
Bill: Yeah, we get everyone playing (and paying) to our tune from DC. We’ll finally have the wealth and influence public servants deserve!
Barack: You know all the pressure I’m getting from the non-appointees in the DOJ. Even our own people want to press criminal charges against her for that STUPID e-mail stunt.
Bill: Yeah, that was dumb. I don’t know why she did it…well actually I do, that’s why we have so many different homes so we don’t have to be there at the same time…
Barack: Whatever. Look the pressure is building for me to let Biden off the leash.
Bill: What!? Mister Diarrhea-mouth? I thought you were going to say the Vermont Socialist, or the blue-eyed Fauxahontis. You’re going to break our rice bowl!
Barack: Oh Gawd, Bernie? That stiff?! Hell no, he’d loose to Pataki! Even with the success we’ve had tuning the electorate. Warren would be hot, but she doesn’t want to lead a ticket for some reason. Look, Joe can win. It’s not like it used to be. Voters are much more swayed by image and loyalty than content now. At least ours are…
Bill: You have a point there… Although, that’s not all your doing, I had something to do with that too! And this ole huntin’ dawg would like to have gone on point with the Blonde-Cherokee in her younger years…
Barack: Regardless, Joe is not going to upend the apple cart here. If Hillary can’t turn things around by Labor Day you know it’s not going to get better later.
Bill: Yeah, she does suck (heh, heh).
Barack: Look I’ll throw in a consolation prize. She can stay in the race, but she can’t go all negative on Joe. If she is graceful, I guarantee I will give her a blanket pardon the day after Joe wins. So you’ll have to help in the general.
Bill: Hmm, I wouldn’t mind to be rid of her, but the influence money will probably dry up if she is in prison… Do I get to pick my own interns during the general election?
Barack: Yes. Deal?
Bill: Deal.
Perfectly put.
Of course. Biden plagiarized a Kinnock speech which cratered his presidential campaign.