George “I-Heart-Obama” Stephanopoulos talks to Joe “Gaffetastic” Biden about the need for a ginormous economic stimulus package, better known as The New Deal II. Biden reveals that he and President-elect Barack Obama had no idea what condition the economy was in prior to winning the election.
ABC News -
“The economy is in much worse shape than we thought it was in,” Biden told me during an exclusive interview — his first since becoming vice president-elect — to air this Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”
“There is no short run other than keeping the economy from absolutely tanking. That’s the only short run,” Biden told me…
“Every single person I’ve spoken to agrees with every major economist. There is going to be real significant investment, whether it’s $600 billion or more, or $700 billion, the clear notion is, it’s a number no one thought about a year ago,” he said. [Which is much smaller than what will ultimately be proposed.]
If you’re always up for a good gaffe, tune in to “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” Sunday for boundless comedic opportunities, such as
- conversations [Biden] had with Sen. Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton about the State Department position;
- [Biden on] the future of Guantanamo Bay;
- [Biden on] the possible prosecution of high-ranking Bush Administration officials for their role in the prison abuse scandal;
- what [Biden] really thinks of his predecessor, Vice President Dick Cheney.
- [Biden] also has some news on the dog front … more to come.
Hat tip: HotAir.
1 Comment
December 19, 2008 at 9:59 pm
What I thought was amazing was that he was pretty much invisible during the campaign. He’s like a token VP!