Sure, She's Amusing, But Do You Really Want "Estelle Getty" Biden to Be a Heartbeat Away From the Presidency

The old-fangled media have already decided (what, did they hold a meeting or something?) that, sure, crazy, wacky "Uncle" Joe Biden's mouth often runneth over, and he can be the loosest of loose canons, but, really, he's a harmless, well-meaning old coot. Rather like the beloved, somewhat simple-minded uncle who makes you pull his finger and utters inappropriate/cringe-inducing remarks, maybe after tucking into one too many rum-laced eggnogs at the family Christmas gathering.

Only one big problem with this let's-cut-the-geezer-some-slack scenario. It is not outside the realm of possibility that something awful could happen, and crazy old Uncle Joe, the lacks-a-filter Golden Boy of the Obama administration, could be called upon to step up and become the leader of the free world.

How catastrophic--and yet how comical--would that be?

Update: The song Obama might sing if he wanted to sent Crazy Uncle Joe packing (which he won't: do you get the feeling Obama keeps Joe around for comic relief?):

Thank you for bein' a Veep.

I think you're wacky, but not a creep.

Your heart is pure, you're no pal

But have confidence.

And when I threw a party,

I-i-invited everyone I knew.

You were third, sayin' somethin' untoward,

And I grinned at what I'd heard.

Thank you for bein' a Veep...