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Biden gigs Roberts
Vice President Joe Biden couldn't help himself.
Before swearing in White House senior staffers today, Biden said he had already forgotten that he had sworn in cabinet members.
"My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts', " Biden quipped.
The vice president has developed a reputation over the years for inserting foot firmly in mouth.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., of course, is taking some heat for flubbing President Obama's inauguration oath.
Obama has been more forgiving. "We’re up there, we’ve got a lot of stuff on our mind, and he actually, I think, helped me out on a couple of stanzas there. So overall, I think it went relatively smoothly, and I’m very grateful to him," the president told ABC News Tuesday night.
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Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen. |
