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**Written by Doug Powers First the bad news: I lost a bet because Biden doesn’t think that Van Jones is a moving company. Now the good news: Joe’s being Joe again. From the Schnitt Show by way of JWF: Later in his response in talking about the frustration seen in the Tea Party and the [...]

“We’re in charge”

This could get good

**Written by Doug Powers President Obama promised to present America with his jobs plan after his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. That was in 2010. This year he said the exact same thing before his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard (an administration that’s gone into reruns after only two and a half years is officially out of [...]

**Written by Doug Powers “Plug” is the word Reuters used, so it’s possible they have a better sense of humor than I originally thought, but in any case, here’s a good head-shaker to kick off your weekend: Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus [...]

An hour later you’re hungry for Dale Carnegie

But it’s unsustainable

The Loan Ranger

“Today the part of the president will be played by…”

**Written by Doug Powers It’s hard to blame Sheriff Joe for getting testy — the Republicans are trying to keep his side from implementing higher levels of patriotism, and Biden doesn’t like it one bit: The president today continued to make the case for a big deal, arguing that if they’re going to draw heat [...]

“This is our Dependence Day!”

**Written by Doug Powers A while back I got an email urging me to donate at least $5 to President Obama’s re-election campaign, and if so I’d be registered to win a dinner with him — which isn’t bad since that’s something that usually costs in the $38,500 range. Sure, the dinner is a fundraiser, [...]

Tee Party

**Written by Doug Powers This could almost be a spin on a classic joke: How come the new five-member Commission to Cut Government Waste has a glass bottom boat? So they can see the old three-member Commission to Cut Government Waste. An election must be on the horizon, because everybody’s noticing that the government’s getting [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Joe Biden might have his sights set on staying in Washington several more years, thus creating a gaffe dynasty unmatched in history: Vice President Joe Biden surprised a gathering of donors in Cincinnati last week when he floated the prospect of his succeeding President Barack Obama in the White House. Biden, [...]

No respect

**Written by Doug Powers For over two years now, Sheriff Joe Biden has been taking the lead when it comes to transparency and journalist access to all functions of the administration. It wasn’t even two weeks ago that White House spokesman Jay Carney said journalists should be protected and allowed to do their work. But [...]

With certain updated exceptions, of course

**Written by Doug Powers Today, a Wilmington, Delaware train station was officially renamed for Joe Biden, the man charged with ensuring that every stimulus project comes in on time and on budget. Naturally this particular station came in $5.3 million over budget. That, however, was a small price to pay to add another piece to [...]

Joe gets his own station, you get the bill

**Written by Doug Powers Sadly — or maybe not so much — a school sign like the one above will have to wait: A local school district in Joe Biden’s own state snubbed America’s No. 2 by opting not to name a new elementary school after him. Though his name was in the running as [...]

**Written by Doug Powers If this guy didn’t have the White House’s ear on a daily basis it might not be worth mentioning, but unfortunately, that’s not the case: What’s the best way to get Americans back to work? Raise taxes, according to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Specifically, he wants to raise the federal gas [...]

No thanks, Conductor Joe

Photoshop: Doug Powers Yesterday, we had a little fun with Amtrak Joe Biden’s “seize the future” moment during his rail boondoggle event in Philly. Today, I take a serious look at the continued politicization and cronyism in the federal rail bureaucracy. You’ll remember my reports on the railroading of former Amtrak Inspector General Fred Weiderhold. [...]

Meet “the conductor of the train to the future.”

Ron Klain, VP Joe Biden’s chief of staff, is getting out while the getting is good and leaving the gaffetastic clean-up work to someone else. Looks like he may have been gunning for a higher position and fell short. Aw, well. There’s always a crony business willing to hire. Via the NYTimes: It’s not just [...]

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor oil dependence…

Assumed debt

Joe’s Transcontinental Failroad

**Written by Doug Powers Andrew Malcolm at the LA Times reported that Vice President Biden was holding a meeting on Transparency today… behind closed doors, of course. I checked Sheriff Joe’s schedule on the White House website, and sure enough, the administration transparently confirmed the closed-door transparency meeting that nobody else could see: Could people [...]