THE TRUTH COMES OUT – AT 7:58 A.M. ET:  Now we know who saved Iraq.  It's Obama.  Pass it on.  How do we know?  Joe Biden says so. 

Biden appeared with Larry King.  Andrew Malcolm at the L.A. Times's Top of the Ticket blog, has the choice quote:

I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.

I spent -- I've been there 17 times now. I go about every two months -- three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.

COMMENT:  We're so moved to learn that Iraq is an accomplishment of the Obama administration. 

The lack of graciousness here is just remarkable.  Who does Biden think he's fooling?  He's working for a president who opposed the Iraq mission from its first day.  Now Obama wants credit for it?  You'd think a gesture of appreciation for President Bush and Vice President Cheney would be in order, would be the grown-up thing to do.  But not from this crowd.

No class.  Not much talent either.

February 11, 2010