If he stated that then he would be stating the obvious .

Excellent analysis!  Highly rec'd!

Wow, why hasn't any other diary here come up with the radical never discussed idea that Hillary should have been the VP choice?

I bow to your amazing originality, and at your brave approach to covering radical new ground.

he's just saying what everyone knew all along and what everyone is thinking now post-palin.

what says nancy pelosi, et al? after all, they got their wish for a non-dream team ticket. now it's turning into a nightmare ticket.

so now even Biden agrees that Obama is a discrimating sexist for not choosing the "better" female candidate......

Well that'll gain you votes with women!!!

Here we go again. Every time a dumbass like you brings this up, it reminds me why the primary pissed me off so much.

GET OVER IT.

(and please, spare me the "but I didn't bring it up, Biden did." Biden did not say she "would" make a better VP just that she "may have." He was complimenting her)

Lame 'diary'; next time wait for the open thread.

Go back to your bridge, troll.

Hey, look the posters...this is honey to the little Clinton bitter bees....

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me."

Wow!  Well, Biden just proved it by making the comment.  He may have just handed the election to McCain.  It's going to dominate the news cycle for the rest of the week at minimum.

How could he have been so stupid?!

Biden's big mouth strikes again!!!!!!!!!

BREAKING NEWS!  Joe Biden thinks that Hillary Clinton is a great person who is qualified for both the roles of President and Vice President, and he's humble and modest!  Lynch him!

I believe he is in Boston today at a fundraiser, did you happen to get the date he may or may not have said what you claim is being reported? Got a link? Not that Joe saying that would be a bad thing after all, but you do sure seem way to happy about a throw away line...

Barack had selected HRC for his ticket?  If so, I want some of what you are smoking.

or how he said it you goof;

September 10, 2008 5:17 PM

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe Reports: Barack Obama's vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Wednesday said that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, might have been a better pick for the position than him.

At a rally in Nashua, New Hampshire, a man in the audience told Biden how glad he was that Obama picked him over Hillary "not because she's a woman, but because look at the things she did in the past."

"Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she's easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America and quite frankly it might have been a better pick than me. But she's first rate, I mean that sincerely, she's first rate, so let's get that straight."

 What a sad and pathetic diary.

He was being Gracious and Kind.

"Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she's easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America and quite frankly it might have been a better pick than me. But she's first rate, I mean that sincerely, she's first rate, so let's get that straight."

if you're going to be a proper troll you need to do better than that!

Sheez, back when *I** was a kid, folks had to go to school to get their troll license.

GET OFF MY LAWN!

STEP ASIDE ALREADY! he is awful did not in any way deserve the VP spot. However, if he knew this, why did he accept the job?

His job is to be the attack-dog. It seems McCain has a pitbull and Obama has an aging lab, occasional sound and fury with no bite. Come on, what is this shit about:

"What really disappoints me is the very tactics used against him, they're trying to use against Barack Obama now," Biden said. "It's literally saddening. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. But I guess I should learn to expect everything."

I mean what does he mean. His president is getting maligned in the nastiest possible terms by a man who has no sense of honor or decency and is a complete disgrace and the best he can do is this?? Is John McCain such a friend that he cannot call him out as disgraceful. He is worse than Edwards in 2004. If we lose this one it is because he is unwilling to do any heavy lifting or step up on the attack.

I read the full quote...good for Biden.  He's not going to let anyone take a gratuitous swipe at Hillary Clinton, and he made it clear she deserves respect.

You make it sound like he endorsed her for VP though.  What he actually said was she's just as worthy and honorable a VP choice as anyone else, including himself.

That's a very different message from the one your diary claims.  Can't someone even defend Hillary Clinton anymore without her own supporters warping the message?

I'm as strong a supporter of Hillary as anybody, and I thought she should have been (a) our nominee for president, or, if not that, then (b) our nominee for vice-president.  Having said that though, I think Biden was just giving a very gracious reply to an attack on Hillary, and I don't think this should be twisted to mean anything else.

Are Democrats losing it (mentally)? Let me say something, take a step back, take a deep breath and jump back into the pool. Relax, if we truly have learned our lessons from the last 50 years we would NOT PANIC and win this election.

But if he keeps getting asked this whereever he goes, then THAT becomes the story (again) - so instead of talking about the issues - it becomes about "Why didn't Obama pick Hillary" wherever Biden goes..

Biden is a true gentleman and he loves women. Hearing this I have even more respect for what a decent guy he is.

This is really silly. I think that Joe Biden is one of the more decent politicians I have ever seen. I think that he was being very gracious and real in his comments about Clinton, and I would expect nothing less from him.

The media will do what the media does with Bidens straight forwardness, but I have begun to notice a decided turn by the media toward McCain. Look at the latest bullshit they have been obsessing over for two days. What is interesting is that McCain is starting to look very bad. I have loved the clips of McCain using the lipstick/pig thing over and over in reference to Clinton. Kind of makes him look like a hypocrite, doesn't it?

Hillary Clinton as VP is a non-issue. I thought that Clinton took herself out of the running for VP early on. I think she offered her services to Obama, but only wanted the final vetting if she were to be the candidate. That was the deal and Obama declined. We can hash this out forever and not get anywhere and in fact, he was probably right, not to box himself in at the time.

Whatever the reasons, it is done and over with. I wish that Obama would have figured out a way to let us know earlier than the day before the convention that Clinton was never in contention, as it was pretty tough for me (and others) to come to grips with the possible end of Clinton's chances to be President. I agree with Biden, but I do understand why it is not reality.

All I know, is that Obama and Biden are infinately better than McCain and Palin.

Now leave me alone, I am trying to watch Man vs Wild. He is in my neighborhood tonight, the South Dakota Black Hills, prairie and the Badlands. Pretty cool, but no eating any bugs yet.