Snort of the morning
Vice President Joe Biden credits his boss — the poster child of the post-achievement era — with securing Iraq and calls it “one of the great achievements of this administration.”
Not the soldiers, not the architects of the surge that the commander-in-chief opposes, not the Bush administration that listened to surge advocates and changed course.
Gall, via Andrew Malcom at the LAT:
Now, the Obama-Biden pair that opposed the Iraq war and its tactics and predicted their failure is prepared to accept credit for its success.
It seems that Biden, who’s from Delaware when he’s in Delaware and Pennsylvania when in Pennsylvania, is certain now that Iraq will turn out to be one of the Obama-Biden administration’s greatest achievements.
No, really.
Here’s how Biden put it to Lar:
I am very optimistic about — about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You’re going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You’re going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.
I spent — I’ve been there 17 times now. I go about every two months — three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It’s impressed me. I’ve been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.
Biden did not elaborate on what all the administration’s other “great achievements” were so far.
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Where would we be without Joe Biden to execute such brilliant foreign policy for our beleaguered nation?
Maybe that’s why he got a Peace Prize. /sarc
I think Biden is right. What else can be considered an achievement of this administration?
The irony is that this achievement was accomplished merely by doing nothing since taking office.
He won’t be on the ticket in 2012.
Smart power I guess. Take credit for what others accomplished while blaming them for your problems. It’s the Chicago way!
It’s official. Joe has dementia.
One of the nice things about it is, Joe gets to meet new people everyday.
But then Biden does have the highest IQ in the room as he reminds us. In his case IQ must stand for Infuriating Quack.
May our soldiers return home safely and swiftly.
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Only three more days until the most important day of the year: February 14th is Arizona Statehood Day, a day so wonderful they created St. Valentines Day to celebrate. That’s my story and I am sticking to it.
But, I thought it was all Bush’s fault…
As far as I’m concerned Biden needs to resign, go home, hire a private nurse, and retire into oblivion. The only good he does, is being VP; reminding anyone of who will be President if something happens to Obama.
Also true, if you live in Chicago.
i.e.: One of the things we actually managed not to screw up.
I’d love to see Obama run in 2012 on his greatest achievement being the Iraq War.
Olberman might need to refocus his obsession with when Bush said ‘Mission Accomplished’.
Hopefully rather than ‘ending the war’, he’ll say America ‘Won the War’. You know, Esprit de Corpse and all.
Why is he not blaming Bush for his failure to lose the Iraq war?
It is. The fact that Iraq is rid of a cruel dictator and now has a stable democratic government IS bush’s fault. This is the only place where they do NOT blame Bush. Go figure.
But who’s counting?
One could easily argue that Obama is on welfare, taking credit for the fruit of others… a “that’s mine” mentality.
“Snort of the morning”
Sounds like Joe was doing that to some of those lines of Peruvian marching powder.
Hey Joe, remember when you wanted to split Iraq into 3 countries? Well baby you were wrong then and you are wrong now. What you inherited (as the saying goes) in Iraq from the previous administration was the job of boasting about a job well done by Bush and Cheney. A task that everyone hated them for and not many here at home helped them. Only the troops stood by them. Of course we know when it comes to boasting—–no body messe with Joe!
Here’s a little ditty I wrote about Joe Biden. It’s called Ode to V.P. Joe. It’s sung to the tune of Ode to Billie Joe.
What a maroon.
For many of us victory in Iraq was achieved on Nov 22, 2008
Dude, we all like chappy, but I wouldn’t say his birthday is the most important day of the year. It may be in the top 10, but not THE most important.
IMO this is actually good news. For 5 or so years I’ve been saying that the Dems would try to take credit for saving Iraq when it looks like it’s a success. They really have no choice politically because of being on the wrong side of the policy.
Dear God, Biden is beyond dumber than dirt.
Dirt itself, when talking to other dirt, would say that Biden is dumber than “something”…”something” that only dirt would know a term/thing to use for.
Biden’s comments remind me of very insecure guys who, in the presence of folks who have actually accomplished something, go on endlessly about insignificant things that they or their relatives have done.
The more you have to talk about something, the less that something actually is.
As in the expression, “If you gotta tell ‘em who you is, you isn’t.”
Beyond pathetic – it’s damn scary, because this zero is the vice-president, for Crissakes!
(Sorry, cannot bring myself to capitalize. But, at least he’s an American with an identifiable history.)
Marshall Russ said:
Here’s what I see happening – Bill Clinton’s face on a billboard with “Miss Me Yet?”, right before Hillary announces her run.
How long before they take credit for winning the Cold War and bringing down the Berlin Wall?
What? Either complete ignorance or ? pandering.
Biden. Moron.
The ‘achievement’ is getting the troops home. Though that agreement was established before Pres Obama was sworn in. I suppose carrying out the witdrawal requires polite golf-like applause.
As we all remember, Barry’s first opportunity to work directly with Joe Bozo brought an immediate aire of deference and respect.
IQ must stand for
Infuriating QuackIdiot Quotient.Does anyone know if he does go to Iraq every two or three months? Fer reals?
Snort-worthy? No, vomit-worthy. I mean, this man is insane. And the rest of the progressive tools will come out and say the same thing. They always mimic each other. You will be hearing this again from others. I guess it really is kind of funny, because it is so outrageously false that anyone with a brain knows it.
As for me, I will continue to give credit where credit is due…to the MILITARY!!
Keep in mind that just before the war Sadaam had set the stage for rebuilding his WMD programs by buying off all the UN and Eurotrash leaders with oil futures. So with a free Iraq we have one less potential nuke state in the ME to worry about. Now where is General LeMay when you need him?
That’s a good date, because I think it was around that time that Charlie Gibson, ABC News complained there was “no news from Iraq” because nothing bad had happened.
I recall how angry that made me.
They’ve been trying to do that for years. It wasn’t Reagan, it was always something or somebody else. Gorby softened or the late Charlie Wilson won it via Afghanistan or it was already collapsing on its own.
They did; They just gave the credit to their comrade Mikhail Gorbachev.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1990/
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And the LEFT WING MEDIA band plays on–as Comrade Obama and Joe Biden’s administration prepares to do a TITANIC imitation and slip below the waves in the 2010 and 2012 elections. An “unexpected” and “unprecedented” TSUNAMI will “blindside” them soon.
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V.P. Biden’s worst moment was when he spoke about how the U.S.A. ran the occupying Syrians and / or Hizbolla terrorists out of Lebanon a few years ago–after the car bombing of an important Lebanese politician there.
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It never happened–the U.S.A. did nothing. The Lebanese people demonstrated against the Syrians–who left. And Hizbolla has veto power in the government and owns the Southern part of the country. They have tens of thousands of armed Jihadis there now–they kidnap, murder, and fire rockets into Israel.
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And the “MSM” continues to credit Sheriff Joe with great foreign policy skills–as they trash Sarah Palin for lack of knowledge in this area. At least the Sarah’Cuda stops talking when she doesn’t have a clue about something.
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John Bibb
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“And I, the Count of Ten?” “No, you are Baron of Grey Matter.”
- Curly & Walter Brennan (RESTLESS KNIGHTS, 1935)
President Hugo Chavez Obama. All problems are someone else’s fault. All successes are to his credit, even if it is not a success. It’s all about microphones, TV cameras, and teleprompters and presenting an alternative reality.
Somehow I doubt that number, even if Biden counted the times he went as a Senator. The every 2-3 months claim only gives him 4-6 trips as Vice President.
I liken Joe’s praises to those of the accolades given the winner of the Boston marathon who jumped un-noticed
into the race during the last couple of miles.
Rosie Ruiz. An immortal in marathon racing.
Speaking of Brigade Moms – Arctic Wolves, Serving out of Fort Wainwright Alaska, who served in Iraq, including Track Palin.
Happy Birthday Sarah Palin “Happiness Is A Warm Gun Momma”
No. Bidden is correct. Obama-Biden measures major success by what major campaign promises succeed, come hell or high water.
They’ve released the Iranian-backed terrorists that kidnapped and murdered 5 U.S. soldiers in Karbala in the name of reconciliation. Meaning, to hell with justice, just achieve the campaign promise of withdrawal. By way of thanks, that same group turned around kidnapped a U.S. civilian contractor in January.
President Barack Obama said only this about Iraq, during his State of the Union Address:
Was that a loss, win or tie? If someone won, which side, and who and what made victory possible? America won, our coalition won, and the people of Iraq won. Together, we won by force of arms and staying the course, despite the mistakes made — as they are always made — in the fog of war, growing political opposition (including by Obama and Biden) at home, and enemy opposition on the battlefield.
It was our military victory, paid for with American blood. Obama-Biden will pat themselves on the back while uttering ‘I’ and ‘we’ (meaning them alone) statements after trying to undermine a military victory. They can’t claim it and will never honor it.
Why does it always sound like Obama’s war is primarily against Bush? Ending a war is not the same as winning a war. The Bush administration laid the groundwork so Obama could end the was without simply cutting and running. He had nothing to do the successful outcome. He merely was there when the troops could leave.
And “I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I” again. What is he 12 years old?
I remember Clinton saying, “Ronald Reagan taking credit for the Berlin Wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise.” Dope.
With Biden next in line, I hope they double the Secret Service protection around Obozo.
But the rooster did save or create the sunrise.
zyzzyg: Are you saying the Bush administration was planning to leave them there?
Does the apprentice get credit for the masterpiece just because he wiped the paint spatters off of the frame of the Mona Lisa before it was presented to the patron?
HUH? Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
Joe & Company’s only hope of pulling this off is with the help of the ever willing media. Amazing balls & bs…..never seems to end with these clowns.
Hey, he can pull out all of our troops from Germany and Japan then claim that he won WW2!
More alternative reality “opposite day” pronouncement from Obama today. He is now a dyed-in-the-wool “pro-business” president. He’s more of a “pretzel” president.
We need Joe to keep running his mouth and we need to have the MSM keep singing the Duo’s praises. The MSM doesn’t and never will understand that it will be mainly their fault when the dynamic duo loose in 2012. They Just let the two run their mouths and then print word for word what they say. In the end it shows just how stupid they both are. Sort of like free campaign commercials for the Republicans.
Elections and leaking aneurysms have consequences.
Joe could be in a NIH study: “The long-term effect of hair plugs on the normal functioning of the human brain.”
Only slightly OT – as this also falls squarely in the snorter category – The great minds at NYT are pretty sure they are burried in 5 feet of snow because of global warming.
Brilliant!
Has anyone ever seen Biden without his foot in his mouth? That would be a rare sight.
Next he will be claiming he invented the internets. …oh wait, already claimed by another foot in mouth expert.
Arguing with socialists/fascists/opposite worldview-holders is, as I have said a few times, like trying to defend oneself at one’s witchcraft trial.
See:
Elizabeth Taylor, George Sanders, and Robert Taylor in “Ivanhoe”;
and
John Cleese, Michael Palin, and the gang in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Good Lord, ol’ Joe must be taking lying lessons from his boss.
The only successes I’ve seen from the Obama Administration are those initiatives that were built on the foundation Bush laid.
I think they already have. I can’t find the exact quote, but I remember reading how Reagan, when he heard donks talking about “How we won the Cold War” retorted, “Who’s this ‘we?’”
After all, if Hope-a-Dope had stuck to his original schedule, we’d have completely bugged out of Iraq months ago and left it to al Qaeda. And you just know who they’d be blaming for that “Last chopper out of Saigon” reprise.
It really must be nice to live in an alternate universe, where “history” begins when you get out of bed in the morning, “intellectual consistency” is a phrase that draws blank stares and no matter which way things go, you are always right in the end.
Sorry, but it’s an isolated incident. They planted them a little too deep.
“They all work 16 hours a day in the coal mines, and when they come out, they play football.”
Obama is the ventriloquist and Crazy Uncle Joe is the “dummy.”
Yes, the mental image IS disturbing!
Biden claims WWII victory for the Obama Administration…
I think it’s the other way around…only the dummy reminds me of Chuckie
Sorry…I have to correct:
Both B. Hussein Obama and Slow Joe are simply puppets; and not of each other.
Actually I think George Soros is pulling ALL the strings or has them by the b*lls. (forgive my crude comment / tired of being a lady)
rightwingmom: Nothing to forgive, everyone understands when you have someone by the b*lls their hearts and minds are sure to follow!
Well, it looks like they let Biden out of his office on his own (or did he climb out a window) and he blew it again. It’s back to solitary confinement for another 3 months for you Joe.
This Vice Presidentin’ stuff is cool.
I miss Walter Mondale.
Another Bidenism, great!
Meanwhile that bonehead Gibbs can’t answer the question about the fact troop withdrawls were already decided upon before Obowma was elected. But now the Obowma admin wants to take all of the credit. That is laughable, but also disgusting. I certainly haven’t forgot all of the hand wringing and defeatism on the left!
Wrong!
Typical liberal behavior.
Bush signed off on $700 billion TARP fund. So Bush is blamed for the TARP deficit.
But Obama and his minions are running around claiming that they are the one who stabilized the big banks and the financial markets.
That sums it up!
I think barry trots out joe to keep his life insurance policy up to date. He shows every crazy out there just what the consequences could be. Good political strategy.
Oh most definitely! The same as when Zero visited 57 states.
Speak for yourself, bud.
Can’t we just blame Bush for the success in Iraq? They’ve blamed him for everything else from hemorrhoids to hurricanes.
Obama’s Exec. Order ~ San Andreas will now be re-named “Bush’s Fault.”
When the “big one” hits, we’ll know who to blame! SARC!!!
14 JAN 07
10 JAN 10
The surge in Iraq isn’t “gonna make a substantial difference on the ground,” but the surge in Afghanistan is going to do wonders.
This bunch is pitiful.
ECS
Joe Biden’s brain has left the building…permanently.
The nice thing about Biden being VP is that he has no power. All he has is the President of the Senate office. He can’t even participate in debates or vote, unless it’s tied. Thinking about it, if there has to be an office that Biden has to have, it is the VP office. “Worthless than a bucket of spit” (Spit wasn’t the original word).
No.
I did not specifically mention Pres Bush in my comment, though I did say that the withdrawal agreement happened before Pres Obama was sworn in. That means that the previous Administration successfully put together a withdrawal agreement.
No.
The apprentice gets credit for wiping the paint splatters off the frame.