[Jewish Free Press] U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is skipping town on March 3, and avoiding the proverbial âtempest in a teapotâ he fears will occur when Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses a rare joint session of Congress.
It is the role of the vice president, as president of the Senate to attend joint meetings of the Congress. But Biden did miss one other session, however, in 2011, according to the White House.
Bidenâs office confirmed to NBC News on Friday that he will be traveling abroad at the time of Netanyahuâs speech, but could not say where or why. As NBC News journalist Steve Benen observed, âItâs hardly unreasonable to wonder if this is the diplomatic equivalent if âIâm washing my hair â somewhere.ââ
Whatever his destination, perhaps he will find it enjoyable and stay on. |