This particular story by Kenneth Walsh in USA Today on dropping Biden from the ticket in 2012 only puts in print what many Democrats have been whispering after just about every time Biden opens his mouth. The guy is a liability and besides, Obama doesn't need him any more.We might recall that the ostensible reason for Biden's presence on the ticket in the first place was his extensive foreign policy experience; not that it mattered. Biden made as many stupid statements about foreign policy as he did anything else. But one very interesting factor in floating this balloon is the fear in the back of the minds of all Obama people: that if things really go south and Obama looks to be a loser, Hillary Clinton may decide to jump into the race.It's inside-Washington speculation at this point, but the strategists make a good case for such a shift. "Biden was named in the first place to shore up Obama on foreign policy issues, and Obama doesn't need that anymore," says a former...(Read Full Post)