THE BIDEN FACTOR – AT 9:35 A.M. ET:  Joe is back in the news, saying that he regrets not running for president, but that he made the right decision for his family.  I don't know.  Does this mean he's really running?  You decide.  From The Hill:

Vice President Biden said Wednesday he regrets not running for president in 2016, but stressed it was ultimately the right call.

“I regret it every day but it was the right decision for my family and for me and I plan on staying deeply involved,” he said in an interview with Hartford, Conn., NBC affiliate WVIT.

It’s one of the first times Biden has publicly conveyed remorse about not jumping into the race to succeed President Obama.  Biden agonized over the decision for months during the late summer and early fall following the death of his son, Beau, from brain cancer.

But after road testing his campaign message and holding dozens of meetings with advisers and family members, he chose not to run, saying it was too late to mount a viable campaign.

COMMENT:  Ah, Joe, it's never too late, especially if the frontrunner, a woman named Clinton, gets slammed by the FBI and possibly indicted.  Does Joe have some inside info on that?  He'd almost have to.  Why do I think he's waiting in the wings, ready to save the country if Hillary suddenly can't make it to the nearest microphone?  I swear that I am not, nor have I ever been, a conspiracy theorist.  But these statements of Joe's are pretty suggestive of an active political hunger.  Besides, there are some credible reports that the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton will wrap up within 60 days. 

January 7, 2016