As I've explained before, I love the Vice President and appreciate what he's done in service to his country as VP and previously in the Senate. He's been a great public servant and a terrific partner for President Obama.
Having said this I've been over his King Hamlet poise for some time now. The whole To run or not to run that is the question.
I don't believe he plans to run. Yet with his understandable pain over the death of his son, Beau, perhaps understandably he's been eating up the way the media has been wooing him.
They include him at the frontline of every poll which artificially brings down Hillary's numbers-which is important.
Early in the primary season this contributes to a narrative that her lead is shrinking-which can have the effect of further eroding her lead. It becomes the anti Hillary feedback loop that the Beltway media loves. l
Now CNN has taken this to a new level by rigging debate rules to get him in the first debate on October 13.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/cnns-rewrites-debate-rules-for-biden.html
When Biden asks he says he's weighing what's best for his family. How about what's best for the party and what's best for the country? How about if the GOP wins this race it's the end of Planned Parenthood, ACA, Dodd-Frank and so many others of the President's achievements?
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/if-jeb-bush-wins-in-2017-say-goodbye-to.html
Anyway, here is Politico's latest Hillary hit piece sow divisions among Democrats.
"Massachusetts supporters of Joe Biden are seeking to forge an alliance between the vice president and former Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick, a close friend of President Barack Obama and prominent African-American leader whose support could open pathways to the state's potent Democratic donor network."
"Their outreach underscores a dilemma for Patrick, who is now a managing director at Bain Capital: he has political ties to both the vice president and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, whose allies have been in touch with the ex-governor too."
"Patrick has been a rare prominent Democrat to criticize Clinton’s air of “inevitability,” warning repeatedly that the absence of a serious competition for the Democratic presidential nomination could alienate voters, comments that have irked Clinton loyalists. His continued fence-sitting in the primary has fueled rumors — taken seriously by some Massachusetts Democrats, but dismissed outside the state — that he could be Biden’s running mate if the vice president decides to run for president."
"More significantly, prominent members of Patrick’s political network have shown little interest in lining up behind Clinton. Some have gravitated, for now, toward former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who’s gained no traction in the race so far. That leaves large untapped pockets of potential support for Biden."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/joe-biden-deval-patrick-2016-massachusetts-214067#ixzz3n8AByBRt
Having said this I've been over his King Hamlet poise for some time now. The whole To run or not to run that is the question.
I don't believe he plans to run. Yet with his understandable pain over the death of his son, Beau, perhaps understandably he's been eating up the way the media has been wooing him.
They include him at the frontline of every poll which artificially brings down Hillary's numbers-which is important.
Early in the primary season this contributes to a narrative that her lead is shrinking-which can have the effect of further eroding her lead. It becomes the anti Hillary feedback loop that the Beltway media loves. l
Now CNN has taken this to a new level by rigging debate rules to get him in the first debate on October 13.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/cnns-rewrites-debate-rules-for-biden.html
But at this point I think Biden should do the right thing and at least take this toy out of the Beltway's hands. Admit he's not running and make a moving endorsement for Hillary.
This is not good for the Democratic party-what's good for Hillary at this point in time is what's good for the Democratic party.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/if-jeb-bush-wins-in-2017-say-goodbye-to.html
Anyway, here is Politico's latest Hillary hit piece sow divisions among Democrats.
"Massachusetts supporters of Joe Biden are seeking to forge an alliance between the vice president and former Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick, a close friend of President Barack Obama and prominent African-American leader whose support could open pathways to the state's potent Democratic donor network."
"Their outreach underscores a dilemma for Patrick, who is now a managing director at Bain Capital: he has political ties to both the vice president and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, whose allies have been in touch with the ex-governor too."
"Patrick has been a rare prominent Democrat to criticize Clinton’s air of “inevitability,” warning repeatedly that the absence of a serious competition for the Democratic presidential nomination could alienate voters, comments that have irked Clinton loyalists. His continued fence-sitting in the primary has fueled rumors — taken seriously by some Massachusetts Democrats, but dismissed outside the state — that he could be Biden’s running mate if the vice president decides to run for president."
"More significantly, prominent members of Patrick’s political network have shown little interest in lining up behind Clinton. Some have gravitated, for now, toward former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who’s gained no traction in the race so far. That leaves large untapped pockets of potential support for Biden."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/joe-biden-deval-patrick-2016-massachusetts-214067#ixzz3n8AByBRt
This whole ideology that the Democratic party is in trouble for 'coronating Hillary' I couldn't disagree with more.
The premise I guess is that it's not democratic to have little opposition in the primary. But if that's so why does no one worry about the corrupting effect of a coronation when the President runs for his second term?
Then it's not an issue. Then everyone speaks of it as an advantage as it clearly is.
You get people that make it sound like the Democrats should envy the GOP its 16 wildeyed candidates.
People are misinterpreting disagreement and division as democracy, Disunity is not democracy.
The reason the GOP has so many candidates is not because it's democratic but because no one in that party can agree about anything.
It's a symptom of dysfunction not an abundance of riches.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/why-gop-will-never-be-governing-majority.html
The Democrats in 2016 on the other hand are unified. Which is a good thing. Why if we're unified is there a desire to create disunity for the sake of? Talk about perverse?
When you have unity it means that a consensus is already present. So there isn't' the need for endless debates.
Then it's not an issue. Then everyone speaks of it as an advantage as it clearly is.
You get people that make it sound like the Democrats should envy the GOP its 16 wildeyed candidates.
People are misinterpreting disagreement and division as democracy, Disunity is not democracy.
The reason the GOP has so many candidates is not because it's democratic but because no one in that party can agree about anything.
It's a symptom of dysfunction not an abundance of riches.
http://lastmenandovermen.blogspot.com/2015/09/why-gop-will-never-be-governing-majority.html
The Democrats in 2016 on the other hand are unified. Which is a good thing. Why if we're unified is there a desire to create disunity for the sake of? Talk about perverse?
When you have unity it means that a consensus is already present. So there isn't' the need for endless debates.
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