Thursday, September 11, 2008

Aw, shucks

As I predicted last week, “In coming days and weeks, expect to see a quieter, more self-deprecating, and even thoughtful-appearing Biden.”

Today, we are given a startling admission, right from the show horse’s mouth: Hillary was the way to go:
'Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States,'' Biden said. ''She is qualified to be president of the United States of America. She is easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, might've been a better pick than me.''

“See, he’s humble! He’s really humble,” will come the talking points. “What a guy.” But, much as I hate to remind you, this is a politician we’re talking about, specifically a Senator. And more specifically, Biden. It doesn’t work.