bidenian slip

Senator Joe Biden simply cannot keep his feet out of his mouth:

“Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

“I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate,” Biden said to Emerald City supporters, mentioning the Middle East and Russia as possibilities.

(Emphasis added.)
Now, being the closet, low-level, conspiracy theorist I am, his words honestly concerned me… especially the phrase “a generated crisis”. Would anyone honestly put it past the Democratic Party to generate a “crisis” to “test the mettle” of their chosen savior, should he actually achieve the Presidency? And listening to the fervor of the actual, spoken words… yeah, that actually, honestly worries me a little. Senator Barack Hussein Obama has exposed his socialism for all the world to see, and an unfortunate side-effect of that sociopolitical mentality is that it cheapens human life to the point of meaninglessness. What is the loss of a few worthless peons compared to the ascension of a man who is going to “change the world” and bring hope to the starving masses? *shudders*
But, like I said, that is all conspiracy theory, and thus more-or-less meaningless. However, being the dumb little conservative I am, I saw that one quote as the single biggest gift Senator Joe Biden has ever given the Republican Party. And in this I am quite serious. In fact, had I the time, I would have written something closely mirroring this, if Andrea Tantaros had not beaten me to it. However, I will go ahead and quote it for emphasis:

Oops, he did it again. Joe Biden’s latest comments display yet another hiccup. This time Biden admits his running mate is untested, acknowledges that the world knows it and that many try to exploit his inexperience: “We’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy,” Biden said this week.

As if that weren’t enough, Biden went on to say that it would not be readily apparent that Obama’s response to an international crisis would be the correct one and urged supporters to stand by him even in doubt.

Thanks for that vote of confidence, Joe. You sure know how to give new meaning to the title “number two” with your talking points. (Note: before he was tapped as Obama’s sidekick, Biden argued Obama wasn’t experienced enough to be president).

Truth be told, this is quite possibly the most honest thing Biden has said to date (besides his notion that Hillary would make a better vice president than he would). Obama is arguably the most inexperienced candidate seeking the White House in the last century. But most importantly, his policy positions are flat out fallible. From fiscal issues to foreign affairs, he’s eerily vapid and devoid of the mettle it takes to do the job. I’m glad to see Senator Biden agrees, just wish he would have conceded this point sooner.

There is no question that Biden’s words are a gift. But they also highlight a reality of the McCain camp and why they’re struggling. Without the messages of Joe the Plumber and Joe the Stumbler, the Maverick and his team have no cogent message or original thought of their own.

Until Joe the Plumber the McCain campaign hasn’t been able to articulate the dangers and reality of Obama’s punitive, socialist wealth transfer programs. Until Biden’s bungle they haven’t been able to effectively make hay over Obama’s thin resume. And until last week, their camp had failed to effectively and aggressively distance McCain from George Bush (a colossal mistake, but largely one made mainly thanks to the swarms of former Bush staffers on McCain’s current campaign payroll).

McCain still might not have a succinct campaign theme but one thing is clear: it’s more succinct than Biden’s, but certainly not as telling. If Republicans expect to make any gains in the next fourteen days we must hammer home, by adding a human face to the issues, why Obama will further damage our economic and our national security. Now is no time to experiment with 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The stakes are too high to trust our future with an unsure, unseasoned, ultra-liberal newcomer. Just ask Joe Biden.

And Andrea is right on all counts – Senator Joe Biden just struck an epic blow against his own campaign and party (possibly the biggest he ever has), Senator John McCain has been bumbling about and has only really been propelled by the impetus of slip-ups from the other guys, and it is about time for him to buckle down and drive the salient points home.
Because America simply cannot afford having Senator Barack Hussein Obama as the next President.