Joe Biden update: His radio interview is 'closed press'
Vice President Joe Biden has another overloaded schedule again Friday.
He has lunch with President Obama.
He meets with "senior advisors."
No more of this junior stuff for the nation's No. 2 Democrat, who has just received another important assignment from the Oval Office.
Everyone remembers how Biden was put in charge of ensuring that the $787-billion stimulus spending thing worked out well, which it didn't.
He was assigned to do about 100 fundraisers last year to ensure that the Democratic Party kept its majority control of the House of Representatives, which it didn't.
He was assigned as White House point man on those crucial budget spending extension talks this winter. But he had to visit Finland, Russia and Moldova first.
And Republicans won that legislative struggle too.
Now, Biden's overseeing the debt-ceiling-raising talks. "We're getting down to the real hard stuff," Biden said Thursday. "I’ll trade you my bicycle for your golf clubs."
On Friday, according to Biden's official White House public schedule, "At 8:50 AM the Vice President will conduct a radio interview for the Tom Joyner Morning Show. This interview is closed press."
Unless, of course, you have a radio.
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With Joe's current track record, maybe we should just say no to Joe. I admire him for the most part, but he's notorious for saying the wrong thing, or miswording his comments, not a good thing, especially when your swimming with the sharks in the Republican tank.
Posted by: Terri Cobb | June 17, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I voted for Obama/Biden in 2008. Even though Barack may be more Kenyan, I support my vote. I will vote the same way again if he is the Democrat. Generally I vote democrat.
However, I am supporting Kerry for 2012. Edwards might be tangled up in some legal jumbo at the moment, but I will stick with the '04 ticket of Kerry/Edwards. Maybe Biden can run with Kerry if Edwards cannot make it.
I support Kerry/Edwards 2012.
Posted by: Nathaniel Moyer | June 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Why does Biden get a free pass for all his gaffes and complete uselessness?
Dems are so fixated on attacking Sarah Palin for every little thing she says but no mention of this clown.
Nathaniel - you really support Kerry and Edwards? Two disgraced losers but they do have a "D" after their name.
Posted by: Mark | June 17, 2011 at 06:24 PM