#Election2016: Is Hillary Clinton throwing Joe Biden under the bus already?

Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden
A preview of a potential 2016 primary face-off between the two?

Interesting:

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday took some indirect swipes at Vice President Joe Biden at an off-the-record gathering, a state representative in attendance told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

β€œI know she’s running for president now, because toward the end, she was asked about the Osama bin Laden raid. She took 25 minutes to answer,” George State Rep. Tom TaylorΒ toldΒ the newspaper. β€œWithout turning the knife too deeply, she put it to [Vice President Joe] Biden.”

Clinton, a top potential 2016 contender, addressed the National Association of Convenience Stores in Atlanta on Tuesday, where β€œsocial media, photography, recording, writing about and/or videotaping” was prohibited,Β according toΒ guidance released a day earlier.

But Taylor told the newspaper that while answering the question about bin Laden, Clinton depicted herself and former CIA Director Leon Panetta as champions of the raid, while also noting Biden’sΒ oppositionΒ to the action. Biden is also a potential 2016 hopeful.

β€œShe took the rest of the time and went over, answering that question,” Taylor, a Republican, said. β€œShe was ready to speak on that.”

Clinton struck a similar theme at another recent speech before the Long Island Association, according to an attendee.

She was asked about bin Laden at that event as well, and in her telling, the attendee said, β€œShe and the CIA director were for the attack, and Biden and the secretary of defense were against the attack.

So we don’t have any direct quotes here but this is intriguing, if true. Β This sounds exactly like something she would do, doesn’t it? Β I almost feel sorry for Joe. Almost.

By the way, speaking of Hillary Clinton and 2016, had my first sighting of an “I’m ready for Hillary” bumper sticker earlier today. Bleh …

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