OBAMA BEHIND POSSIBLE BIDEN RUN? – AT 9:33 A.M. ET:   It seems entirely logical, but I'd still chalk this up to informed speculation.  From Newsmax: 

President Barack Obama and those closest to him are "doing everything they can" to encourage Vice President Joe Biden to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein tells Newsmax TV.

In a panel discussion Tuesday on "Newsmax Prime" with host J.D. Hayworth and Miranda Khan, the author of "Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. The Obamas," said the push is coming from the president, First Lady Michelle Obama and Obama's senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett.

"[They] are doing everything they can at this point to encourage Joe Biden to throw in his hat," he said.

Klein said he also believes Clinton is in "a kind of race against time."

"Which is going to come first, is she going to be able to sew up the nomination by just throwing more money, more organization at the primaries so that she is unbeatable – or will a criminal indictment come down from the Justice Department [over her personal email system while Secretary of State] before that fact?" Klein said.

"And they're very concerned about which is going to come first."

Political commentator Dick Morris said if a possible Biden candidacy doesn't signal any animosity between the Obama and Clinton camps, "there sure will be if Biden runs, because the inevitable dynamos of the race are going to cause it, even if nobody wants it."

COMMENT:  The possible indictment of Queen Hillary is intriguing.  It would have to come from Obama's Justice Department, which is highly politicized.   Attorney-General Loretta Lynch is not going to move toward a Clinton indictment without an approving wink from the White House, and it may just come.  Clearly, Obama would prefer to be succeeded by his own vice president than by the Clintons, for whom he has no love. 

Absolutely fascinating presidential race, on both sides.  I love it, I love it.

August 5, 2015