Joe Biden...

He seems to be in quite a pickle - and for good reason.

When he was first picked I was actually quite pleased - but not in the same way as some Republicans were, in that he is gaffe prone.
I actually quite liked Biden - because he seemed a lot more experienced, reasonable and better on the issues that matter to me than the other Democrats who had run for the presidency.

But the more I listen to him, the more I am starting to think "What on Earth?"


Now he has really started to show his true colors.
Even Obama is starting to get worried I think, because, with everyone already complaining that Palin is inaccessible to the media, and not in the limelight and whatnot, Biden has really been pulled back, and hasn't been as visible now for a few weeks.

So let's look at some of his most recent statements that have caused this situation for him.

Paying higher taxes is the patriotic duty of wealthy Americans...
This is seriously weird.
The founding fathers of our nation were the wealthy, and when England decided to start raising taxes on them (and the rest of the states) because of their economic turmoil - they stood up and said no.
Were they unpatriotic?
Is it really "patriotic" to pay a larger percent of taxes so that we can keep going with the same policies we have had for years?
Spend more, more special programs, more this, more that.
I say enough.

There is more than enough tax-payer money going into Washington already.
What would truly be the patriotic response to this turmoil would be to cut government expenses, and get back to small government principles.
If we keep on just adding more and more departments and programs and spending to the government, then, frankly, we will always need to raise taxes.
It will never be enough.

We cannot get out of debt if we keep on spending more and more.
While raising taxes on the rich will provide a short term "quick fix" for the problem, it won't be able to last unless we work on the parts of government that are failing.

Patriotism is not giving everything you get to your government to keep it on it's feet, so that it can give a "fair share" to everyone, that is communism.


Biden attacked Obama's new ad portraying McCain as out of touch merely because he is not computer literate.
Then - the campaign released a statement that he had not yet even seen the ad - so he was in no position to comment as he did, and that he now agrees with the ad.
Please - either he is simply trying to destroy Obama for whatever reason - or he knew what he was talking about and now is trying to cover is rear region.


While in Virginia on Saturday - Biden stated that Obama most certainly was not against the Second Amendment right to bear arms - and that he would have an issue if Obama tried to take away his guns.
In actuality, Obama endorsed the Illinois state gun ban.
Obama believes state or local government can constrain the exercise of the right to bear arms.
So, basically, Obama's position is to support the Second Amendment, but allow states to restrict it.
Read more here.

You know, it is really funny, Democrats are always complaing when someone says "Leave that to the states", "That is a state, and not a federal responsibility", etc.
With this, though, he is saying it is ok for a state to go blatantly against the Constitution. How would they respond if a state enacted a law banning all abortions?


Biden has also stated that Hillary Clinton may have been a better VEEP pick...
Ouch - I guess that just shows how good Obama's ability to make important decisions is... even the person he picked thinks he made a dumb move.


Now Obama has chided Biden for voicing opposition to the federal bailout of AIG.
I guess even Obama is finally realizing he just plain doesn't mesh well with Biden...


Biden recently stated that neither he nor Obama support clean coal, when, well, Obama does. Then,once again, he flipped around once he realized that he had just gone contrary to his own campaign...


With all that speaking opposite of his own campaign - it can't really be a surprise that Biden is being kept a little low-profile at the moment.

It shall be interesting to see how this goes from here - but I think Palin may actually have a good chance in a debate now, if Biden can't keep from gaffeing up all the time...