Say It Ain't So, Joe

At this time of year, we should be thankful for Joe Biden. Without him, we wouldn't laugh nearly as much...

Vice President Joe Biden did everything short of shaking a pair of pompoms yesterday as he cheered on an economic recovery while criticizing those he hears booing from the sidelines.

"Ladies and gentlemen, things aren't good but they're getting a lot better," Biden told 500 people gathered at a fundraiser for the Committee of Seventy. "We're no longer debating whether we're going to slide into a great depression. We're debating what the shape of the recovery is. Is it robust enough from my perspective? No. Do we need to do more? Yes."

Biden's 38-minute speech covered a broad range of national issues, including education, foreign policy, the housing market and energy independence. But he focused his optimism on the economy and health-care reform while saving his ire for critics who say that President Obama's team is trying to do too much too quickly.

"We may be wrong," Biden said. "But the point is, we believe in what we're doing."

(hat tip: The Media Blog at NRO) I didn't need the vision of Joe waving pom-poms, but the last line made up for it. Folks, it's okay to be wrong and screw up the country's future, so long as you believe what you're doing.