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October 15, 2010 3:40 PM

Obama: Making Joe Biden Vice President was "The Single Best Decision I Have Made"

Posted by Lucy Madison 18 comments

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Vice President Joe Biden, right, at a fundraiser for Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010

(Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

At a Wilmington rally for Democratic Delaware Senate candidate Chris Coons today, President Obama laid to rest any remaining speculation that Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden might switch jobs in 2012, telling a packed crowd in Biden's home state that his choice of vice president was "the single best decision I have made."

He then gave the vice president a hug and called him an "extraordinary" vice president, a "fighter" and "someone who knows what our core mission is."

"Joe hasn't forgotten where he came from," the president added.

Speculation about a possible swap in positions between the vice president and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton grew earlier this month when longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward intimated that a possible Obama-Clinton ticket was "on the table" for 2012.

The White House, Clinton, and Biden all immediately dismissed this idea, which White House senior adviser David Axelrod called "complete bulls**t."

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Lucy Madison
Lucy Madison is a political reporter for CBSNews.com. You can read more of her posts here. Follow Hotsheet on Facebook and Twitter.
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by gboyd41 October 16, 2010 10:42 AM EDT
In my opinion, Joe would make a much better POTUS. He lacks the IQ to do too much damage.
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by RobAla October 16, 2010 8:50 AM EDT
It probably was the best decision. President Obama picked someone who make himself look smart. President Obama's decisions have gone downhill since that time. He is the most inexperienced and accomplished President in my lifetime, and he accompanies that with being the most arrogant. This is a bad combination. Progressives are dreamers, and when everything is going well - we can afford to dream a little. However, when your butt is in a deep ditch and you are experiencing a flood - you had best stop dreaming and do something practical. Our nation finds itself in a ditch, and we desperately need people of experience and knowledge of practical matters to be sent to Washington. November can't come soon enough.
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by RobAla October 16, 2010 8:54 AM EDT
I meant to say "under accomplished" President.
by formerdem-2009 October 16, 2010 7:51 AM EDT
Are you kidding me LOL"The Single Best Decision I Have Made" if that 's your best were in moretrouble than I thought or even imagined. It looks like the lack of the usual tirade from the libbys to this thread they must feel the same way
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by slatep October 16, 2010 2:10 AM EDT
larryp0304; I agree 100%. looks like he only way we are going to get rid ofhim. Obviously, no one in Washington has the ba**s to impeach him.
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by mmac47 October 15, 2010 9:53 PM EDT
With unemployment hovering near 10 percent nearly two years after President Obama signed his economic stimulus package, Mr. Obama is acknowledging that, despite his campaign promises, "there's no such thing as shovel-ready projects."
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by mmac47 October 15, 2010 9:52 PM EDT
Watch out joe. Obama lied to the american people to sell his stimulus plan. He has admitted that he lied to the american people.
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by mmac47 October 15, 2010 9:55 PM EDT
remember joe, obama said he couldnt disown rev wright. He also threw his grandmother under the bus too.
by skypilot123 October 15, 2010 9:12 PM EDT
It would seem that this is proof that Obama is consistant in making bad decissions. Like Biden said, "big F---ing deal".
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by RobAla October 15, 2010 6:50 PM EDT
President Obama picked someone who would make himself look smart.
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by rational_1 October 15, 2010 5:58 PM EDT
Joe's toast! When a pol compliments you like that you can bet there's a knife being sharpened just out of view.
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by ken1dall October 15, 2010 5:57 PM EDT
Holy khrist, only a heartbeat away...... Think about it.
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