Joe Biden: The George Costanza of Foreign Policy

From Seinfeld, “The Opposite

Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable, I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but … I was perceptive. I always know when someone’s uncomfortable at a party. It became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I’ve ever made, in my entire life, has been wrong. My life is the opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have, in every of life, be it something to wear, something to eat … It’s all been wrong.
— George Costanza

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Earlier this week, the Washington Post’s Mark Thiessen wrote:

Of course, Biden’s opposition to the bin Laden operation is not surprising. The fact is Biden has a near-perfect record of being wrong about almost every major foreign policy question that the United States has faced in the past three decades. He supported the nuclear freeze in the 1980s, opposed ballistic missile defense and warned of a new arms race if the United States withdrew from theAnti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (we did, and no arms race ensued). He opposed aiding the Nicaraguan democratic resistance that helped roll back communism in our hemisphere, the Reagan defense buildup that bankrupted the Soviet Union, the first Gulf War that liberated Kuwait, and the 2007 surge that turned back the insurgency and defeated al-Qaeda in Iraq. With this record, it is no shock that Biden opposed the killing of bin Laden as well. But it takes chutzpah for Biden to publicly castigate Romney for his imaginary opposition to the bin Laden operation, when Biden actually opposed the bin Laden operation.

In tonight’s debate, Crazy Joe said “But I always say what I mean“.  Unfortunately, he has never come to the conclusion that George did – that everything instinct he ever had has been wrong.  His instinct for tonight’s debate was to be a condescending ass.  That was probably the wrong thing to do, unless he was trying to gin up support from his own side.  Reports tonight say that a CNN/ORC poll indicates that Ryan won over Biden 48-44%, and a CNBC poll showed Ryan destroying Biden by 20 points.
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Looks like you called it wrong again, Joe.  Shoulda done the opposite.  Next time, listen to George.

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