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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
Out of the Bunker
by John McCaslin
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Traveling overseas is always risky for a vice president, especially this one.

Vice President Joe Biden late Tuesday was in Bosnia and Herzegovina to address the parliament, and the White House made certain to release his prepared remarks beforehand.

In the case of the gaffe-prone Mr. Biden, this obviously helps to explain in advance what he meant to say if indeed he ended up spouting something else - like disclosing U.S. sites for a strategic ballistic missile defense base in Europe.

PUBLIC AIRING

Republican Rep. John L. Mica, who represents central and northeastern Florida, was obviously not happy to have missed three of the most recent roll call votes in the House, informing the speaker and entire free world for that matter that it was "due to mechanical problems relating to US Airways flight number 859."

SAINTS PAUL

Democratic Party whip Sen. Richard J. Durbin revealed this week that he relied on the gospels of St. Paul (so to speak) to steer him into public office.

The senior senator from Illinois recalled this week that it was his "good fortune as a young college student to work as an intern in the office ofSenator Paul Douglas," referring to the late Democratic senator, also from Illinois, who served on Capitol Hill from 1949 to 1967. He died in 1976 at age 84.

"It truly shaped my life and convinced me that public service was a good calling, and I was lucky, as I have said many times, to be inspired by the gospels of St. Paul - that would be former Senator Paul Douglas and former Senator Paul Simon - who showed me what I thought was the very best in public service in their honesty. Not only dollar honesty but honesty on the issues."

Today, Mr. Durbin sits in the same Senate seat both "Pauls" occupied. Continued...
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John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .

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Reply # 1
Date: May 21, 2009 - 1:20 PM EST
What Biden Needs
Biden needs to be locked in a cell and not let out ever until time for his ceremonial burial with honors as Liberals do for their own. Even Obama agrees with me on that.
I am thinking though of one of the Medieval period cages I have seen and read about hanging from a tree or other support on the approaches to the cities. Biden though would have to have his jaws sealed shut or mouth stuffed with rags to keep him from saying more stupid things.
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Reply # 2
Date: May 21, 2009 - 12:24 PM EST
45caliber, with the exception of Reid
I agree. We should ban lawyers from congress.

Durbin learned honesty??? Who'd have known?? He wouldn't know honesty if it hit him in the face!
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