CBS’s Sixty Minutes just had a story by Lesley Stahl about Vice President Joe Biden and his role in the Obama Administration after 100 days, which will be marked this Wednesday, April 29.
Biden has played a major role, stating that he is involved in every major decision and is "in the room" until the end of each situation that requires consultation. He has made no major "slipups" since early February, despite his well known penchant to talk too much and put his "foot in his mouth". He and Obama get along splendidly and Biden is the best ambassador the President has for his many initiatives in domestic and foreign affairs. Biden also gets along very well, without any feeling of rivalry, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who meets with Biden every Tuesday for lunch. Biden has had to get used to the idea of being a number two and therefore not always being a free spirit who could say whatever he wants to say and do whatever he wants to do, but he expresses the feeling that he is very content in his role as second fiddle.Â
It is obvious that Biden is indeed having a major impact on the Obama Presidency and is in the process of restoring the dignity and class to the office that was earlier displayed by Walter Mondale and Al Gore when they were Vice President under Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton respectively. The country is well served by Biden being in the number two position, and it is obvious that Barack Obama is very happy with his partner as they attempt to "move mountains" in domestic and foreign policy. The selection of Biden remains one of the very best decisions Obama has made, and it will have a positive effect on the historical image of the Obama Administration.