Claim Biden Called Tea Party 'Terrorists' Stirs Furor

Tuesday, 02 Aug 2011 04:59 PM
By Martin Gould

Did Joe Biden liken the tea party to terrorists, or didn’t he? And even if he did, is it any worse than the other insults that fly around Washington?

The vice president insists he didn’t. Nobody else in the room at the time has accused him publicly of saying so, yet those in the conservative party-within-a-party are acting like it’s the most outrageous thing since — well, since Congress agreed to raise the debt ceiling.

Sarah Palin took immediate umbrage at the man who kept her from the country’s No. 2 spot. “It’s quite appalling. It proves how out of touch this White House is,â€