This dialogue occurred, verbatim, between ABC White House Correspondent, Jonathan Karl, and President Obama\’s Press Secretary, Josh Earnest:
JOSH EARNEST: The president has indicated his view that the decision he made I guess seven years ago now to add Joe Biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision he ever made in politics. And I think that should give you some sense of the president\’s view of Vice-President Biden\’s aptitude for the top job.
JONATHAN KARL: So I assume that means the president would support if he were to run? I mean this is obviously a better decision than the secretary of state he chose, you said it was the best decision he made?
EARNEST: Yeah, it was, it was . . . I think all of you in some of the president\’s comments about Secretary Clinton have noted how warm those comments were. I\’ll just say that the vice-president is somebody who has already run for president twice. He\’s been on a national ticket through two election cycles now. Both in 2008 and the re-election of 2012. And so I think you can make the case that there is probably no one in American politics today who has a better understanding of exactly what is required to mount a successful national presidential campaign.
Joe Biden – not Hillary Clinton – was the smartest decision Barack Obama ever made in politics? No one in American politics has a better understanding of how to mount a successful national presidential campaign?
You understand, of course, that Josh Earnest is a paid flak who says absolutely nothing that is not okayed by Barack Obama.
Which means Barack Obama has a horse in this race. And the horse is a stallion, not a mare.
Hillary Clinton inevitable? You\’re kidding, right?
Believe me, she\’s evitable.
