In the photo to the right, the Obamas and Bidens wave to the Bushes as they leave DC and head back to Texas.

Overheard on the helicopter: "Hey Laura - I took a bunch of towels." 

   Modern liberal philosophy consists of the following precepts:  George W. Bush, stupid.  Dick Cheney, evil.   Sarah Palin, clueless.

   Admittedly, resentment of a  few  individuals hardly represents the breadth of  leftist thinking.  Therefore, to be comprehensive, I should include:  Barack Obama, good.

   (Joe Biden, asshole, is a bipartisan notion.)

The Obama kids stayed home to babysit Joe Biden.  

President Obama chastised the Chinese leadership for China's lack of freedom of speech.  To which one of the Chinese leaders replied, "Freedom of speech is dangerous.  We've heard Joe Biden speak."

By 2011, Oprah will have been  talking virtually non-stop for 25 years--a record  surpassed only by Joe Biden.

   Not long ago, Joe Biden told this guy in a wheelchair to stand up and take a bow.

   Understandably, Biden withstood a torrent of jeers and criticism for the obvious gaff.

   Some rock-ribbed Republicans went so far as to characterize Mr. Biden's behavior as "sheer cruelty."

   A few diehard Democrats posited that the Vice President--being a believing Christian--may simply have been trying to heal the man.

   Both these groups were kidding--I think.

In related news, a developer said a proposed wind farm site near DC is too windy because of its proximity to Joe Biden.

   Am told that, more and more, Joe Biden is having trouble making up his mind.

   Maybe, he lacks foundation. 

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gave a disjointed, hour-and-a-half speech at the UN yesterday.   A Libyan spokesman said that Gadhafi's talk was inspired by speeches made by Joe Biden.

In Bucharest, during a trip to central and eastern Europe, Vice President Joe Biden said more cooperation on economic development was needed with Moldova, Europe's poorest nation.

Biden first stated that more cooperation with Genovia was needed.  Aides quickly reminded him that Genovia was the fictional nation featured in the film “Princess Diaries”.

Sarah Palin may have lost the Vice Presidency to Joe Biden, but she got him back by quickly naming her book just to spite him. The VP was about to publish his own memoirs, “Going Rogaine”.