Joe Biden Needs to Work on His Bark

By anamariecox | October 8, 2008 | +

While I recognize the serious criticism buried in this statement (from a Tampa rally today), I have to wonder if someone told Biden to dial back his attacks on Palin: “You know the idea here that somehow these guys are once again injecting fear and loathing into this campaign is … I think it’s mildly dangerous.”

Oooooh, “mildly dangerous”! Maybe it’ll escalate into “kind of worrisome”! Or “possibly problematic”! “Meddlesome, under certain, rare yet identifiable conditions!”

It’s not like she sang about bombing a country or anything.

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