Biden on Cheney's Criticism -- 'Who Cares What–-' --

By GottaLaff

Oh, come on, V.P. Joe, just say it:

Asked what he thought about criticisms former Vice President Cheney had made about the Obama administration, Vice President Joe Biden told reporters “Who cares what – ” and then stopped himself.

“Yeah, yeah, I can see the headline now,” Mr. Biden said. “I’m getting better, guys. I’m getting a little better, you know what I mean?”

I wish he'd "gaffed" this time. Full-on gaffitude about Dickless McHeartStent is the same as no gaffitude at all. In fact, it's perfectly acceptable. Double in fact, it's desirable.

Then again, I don't sit in the Oval Office.

As for the review of strategy Cheney said they had given the Obama team during the presidential transition process, Biden called it “irrelevant.”

“That’s why the president asked me to get in the place in January and go to Afghanistan,” he said. “I came back with a different review. I came back with an assessment as to what I thought was, what we were inheriting, okay?"

Okay.

I used to have such a positive association with the word "inheritance".

BushCo had to go and smash that little fantasy to smithereens.

Biden also noted that the review was dated.

“A whole lot has changed in the last year,” he said. “Let’s assume they left us a review that was absolutely correct. Is that review relevant and totally applicable to today in light of the changes that have taken place in the region, in Afghanistan itself? So I think that is sort of irrelevant. Not sort of – I think it’s irrelevant.”

I find V.P. Biden refreshing, even when he messes up. Even when I cringe. Even then.

Has anyone else noticed the tendency toward more Straight Talk Expression since President Obama took office? You've got yer Bidens, yer Graysons, yer Weiners, yer Whitehouses...

I don't seem to remember anything even close to that 2001-2008. Plenty of gaffes from that group, but straight talk? Not so much.