I repeat--Joe Biden should just SHUT UP!

Senator Joe Biden is among my least favorite Democrats--a smarmy blowhard who loves to hear himself talk almost as much as he loves telegraphing his presidential ambitions. Like another Senator Joe (Lieberman, that is), Biden is among those "Fox News Democrats" who appear on talk shows and chuckle along with right-leaning pundits in the name of providing (ahem) "balance." Feh. Try Googling "Biden" and "shut up" and you'll find a lot of people wanting him to shut his piehole.

Richard "Fuhgeddabout the Valerie Plame scandal" Cohen sums it up eloquently:

The only thing standing between Joe Biden and the presidency is his mouth. That, though, is no small matter. It is a Himalayan barrier, a Sahara of a handicap, a summer's day in Death Valley, a winter's night at the pole (either one) -- an endless list of metaphors intended to show you both the immensity of the problem and to illustrate it with the op-ed version of excess. This, alas, is Joe Biden.


Randi Rhodes' forum is alive with the sound of music: "Joe, a senator, a Delaware Senator/May you shut your mouth for once?" (Sung to the tune of "Do Re Me.")

Sisyphus Shrugged seconds--no, thirds this sentiment:

shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup shutup for the love of God, will you Just. Shut. Up.


From Is That Legal: Shut Your Mouth Please, Joe Biden.

The people appear to have spoken, Senator Biden. We all know you're totally enamored of the sound of your own voice, but give us all a break. Just SHUT UP!

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