Are you really committed to changing the course of this country?
An alert reader pointed me to this boston.com article discussing the upcoming elections. Happily for us a Biden quote from a recent Allegheny County Democratic Committee dinner made its way into the article. Apparently Biden first rejected Obama's overtures to be VP, but later changed his mind. Here's the narrative from Biden:
“A couple months later,’’ Biden said, Obama repeated the offer in a hotel room in Minneapolis. The senator looked at Obama and said, “Are you really committed to changing the course of this country?’’ “He reached out, shook my hand and said, ‘I am.’ ’’
You see? It's all about Joe Biden! This Obama fellow is just along for the ride! I'm glad we've got that straightened out.
I hope to God you understand this race is winnable
Another item hot off the presses! Speaking at a October 2009 fundraiser in Alexandria, VA, Biden sounded optimistic. Or at least vaguely hopeful; here's the quote:
I hope to god you understand this race is winnable
Not to worry, though, he quickly recovered with:
I was told another good friend of mine running for governor in another state. They declared him dead two weeks ago. He is now ahead. We are going to win that race.
That's only fair - dead people have voted Democratic, so why can't a dead person receive Democratic votes?
Source: National Review's Mark Hemingway
