Biden the gaffe-machine
You know, Barack Obama might be a genius on a level we haven't even thought of yet...
I thought uh oh when Obama announced Joe Biden would be his running mate. Biden is seen by most as a foreign policy expert and a nice guy, but he does have the foot-in-the-mouth problem...and he is sometimes long-winded.
Yet he seemed mostly in control while campaigning with Obama...direct, to the point, and showing off his knowledge and intelligence. Well yes...he did say that Obama will be tested by terrorists within six months, but it could've been worse...
Like the other day when he was talking about the stimulus package and said, "If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, if we stand up there and we really make the tough decisions, there's still a 30 percent chance we're going to get it wrong."
Ouchie...and leave it to good ol' FOX News to pounce on this in last night's prime-time presidential press conference. Of all the questions FOX could have asked - and notice that Obama did call on them - Major Garrett decided the most important issue was Biden's latest gaffe.
But maybe Obama saw a silver lining that we haven't noticed....
Obama clearly wasn't happy about the gaffe...even though he did smile and say he didn't know what his VP was talking about. But see, the more Biden is a distraction, the less focus there is on Obama. That could be a good thing.
There is a lot of pressure on Obama. And if FOX didn't ask about Biden, their question could've been worse, or more obnoxious. So while Obama didn't look pleased, a "normal" vice president wouldn't have been such a distraction.
When it comes down to it, Biden is VP because he is experienced and intelligent and will give President Obama no holds barred advice. While he proves to sometimes be a distraction, deflecting attention away from Obama might be one of his more useful attributes in the next four years.
