A Joe Biden run for the presidency is actually the best thing Hillary Clinton could hope for

Let’s not be too cynical. It is a touching thought that Beau Biden’s dying wish was that his father Joe, the Vice President, should have another tilt at the White House. We learn this nugget of intimate information thanks to the New York Times. The story is suspiciously well-timed to propel a Joe Biden run, coming as it does at precisely the moment when his rival Hillary Clinton looks weakest. Don’t be a cynic, I tell you. Stop it!

But if you think Hillary will be rattled by the possibility of an emotionally charged challenge from Joe Biden, think again. She should be licking her lips. He may be more trusted than her, according to the polls, as Tim Montgomerie suggests in the London Times today. Yet Joe Biden is arguably the most gaffe-prone public figure in the world. American websites like to compile lists of his top howlers, and they always make for fun reading.