Biden: Gaffniak

So many gaffes so little time. If Sarah Palin would have said the following, it would have been the headline of the week. But the media has such "low expectations" of Biden that now they seem to just ignore everything he says.

Joe Biden:
"... Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the Vice President of the United States. That's the executive. He works in the executive branch. He should understand that. Everyone should understand that."

Article II deals with the Executive branch. Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 gives the VP titular headship of the Senate, and the deciding vote in the case of a tie. Article I grants the VP legislative powers, not Executive powers, and as Ace points out:

Article II does not extend to the VP any executive powers. Sections 2 and 3 specifically grant duties and powers to the President; the VP goes unmentioned. In fact, Article II provides for compensation for the President, but doesn't direct the VP to receive anything!

So Joe Biden is talking out his *%# when he says "Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the Vice President of the United States. That's the executive. He works in the executive branch."

Article I doesn't define the VP's executive roles. In fact, neither does Article II, because the VP has no role to play within the executive branch except to take over in case of death or incapacitation of the President.

Joe Biden: "I exaggerate (when I get angry)".

From what I can tell, the above statement may be the only true statement to have ever passed Joe Biden's lips.