Opps:

Biden backtracked yesterday from comments he made at a Democratic fund-raiser in Manhattan that were widely viewed as an endorsement of Gov. Paterson's re-election. "It was a statement of friendship and admiration for the governor, and was not intended as a political statement," Biden spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said... Biden said, "Your once and future governor of the state of New York has been extremely generous to Barack and me and has been a major part of us trying to put this economy back together."... Polls show Cuomo would trounce Paterson if the election were held today.

And it's a good thing that Paterson is pitching in on the economy, because Biden's also been musing about how TARP money is going to waste:

Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged on Tuesday that some waste is inevitable in the spending of a $787 billion economic stimulus package, in a characteristically blunt assessment. "We know some of this money is going to be wasted," Biden said during a roundtable discussion in New York with business leaders aimed at promoting the two-year stimulus plan... President Barack Obama placed Biden in charge of supervising implementation of the stimulus to underscore his promise of strict oversight of the package, which is aimed at creating or saving 3 million to 4 million jobs.

I wonder how much of that money is getting wasted on the unions that Biden promised would benefit from "every policy, every decision" made by the administration. Probably not that much, since unions are notoriously above corruption.

And to think, I was uneasy about putting a moronic lifetime politician in charge of billions and billions of dollars. I guess that's the kind of Just Say No negativity that conservatives are so accurately dinged for. At least we've put a stop to those 400 jobs a day that Louisiana was losing.

Tool.

References:
* BIDEN BID TO BURY BONER [NY Post]
* Biden says some waste inevitable part of stimulus [Reuters]
* Biden Says Stimulus Is Aimed at Boosting Union Jobs [CNS]
* Video: Obama Anoints His Breathtakingly Stupid VP "Stimulus Czar" [MR]
* Video: Biden falsely claims Jindal's state is losing 400 jobs a day [Hot Air]

Previously:
* Increasingly Pathetic VP-Elect: "I'm The Most Experienced Vice President Since Anybody"
* Keenly Perspicacious VP: Please Join Me In Destroying The American Airline Industry
* Aww... Hezbollah Likely To Forgive, Make Up With Breathtakingly Moronic VP