Thursday, March 22, 2012

Get Ready For...President Rogaine?

by JASmius

Evidently delusions of POTUS-dom aren't limited to the Republican side of the aisle:

While many politicos have assumed that Vice President Joe Biden's advanced age would keep him from running for president in 2016, the former Delaware senator seems to be keeping the possibility alive, Politico reports.

Biden, who will be 73 in 2016, has been bringing on more staff recently, including Steve Ricchetti, White House deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton. The move has triggered speculation among Democrats that Biden might try for the presidency a third time, after failing in 1988 and 2008.

Would this qualify as "a big f'ing deal"?

Not really. First of all, how can Slow Joe not know that his big-earred boss has no intention of ever giving up power? Does anybody know who Hugo Chavez's veep is? There's a reason for that.

But, assuming that American democracy lasts to 2016, there's the little matter of the fact that Democrats, unlike Republicans (alas), have no tradition of nominating "the next in line". In the GOP, it would be Sherriff Chia-Pet's "turn" in 2016, and his nomination that year would be more or less a fait accompli. As it is, the Dems will have a vastly more viable candidate in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who by then will be in his second term and ready to go for the big prize. And against either Rick Santorum (whose "turn" it will be in '16 if Obama is re-elected) or Mitt Romney (whose presidency would likely fail due to the overwhelming magnitude of the economic and fiscal apocalypse Red Barry has set into motion), the son of Mario's ascension would be all be assured. Either way, Donks aren't going to squander the chance to retain or regain the White House on a sentimental indulgence of Joe Biden's senile vanity.

Which is a pity, as a Rogaine candidacy would bolster GOP chances in '16. And if he won, we would get a first in American history: a presidency with its own laugh track.

[cross-posted @ Hard Starboard]

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