Is Joe Biden really running for President, or running for a cabinet position for Clinton?

I have been reading this a lot. He's either running fro VP or Secretary of State. I feel jipped. I donated to his campaign, and now I feel that he's just running to "assist" Hillary Clinton. I thought my vote and voice countee in this country? I guess "they" already choose who's President long, long before the elections even happen. Aside from my rant, is this true? that's "doesn't count" - sorry for the typo.

Public Comments

1. Joe Biden, along with most of the democratic candidates, know that they don't have a chance of winning the nomination over Hillary or Obama. They would never admit to it, but most are running to position themselves as a potential VP or for a cabinet position. Personally I'm waiting for Al " The Smartest Man in the World" Gore to jump into the race.
2. I think it probably is decided sometime in advance (my observation only) & if for some reason it doesn't quite work out....well, look what happened with Bush! The system is the system!
3. Any thing he can get, most likely, no different from the rest. Money talks--follow the money
4. I think Joe Biden knows he won't be president. I can't blame the man for trying to get near the top somewhere.
5. Well think about it, he would be a lot better than Cheney, and if he can pull the supposed strings like him... you might get more than you expect. Richard Cheney has made the office of VP more powerful that it has ever been. I shudder at the thought of a Clinton presidency though.
6. He's an extremely intelligent and experienced senator. However, he comes from a small state, Delaware, that can't give him much support and he is very similar to Gore and Kerry, and they lost. He would make a wonderful Pres. and I think he is serious about trying to win. I don't know how it will turn out. Noone does.
7. He's running for his ego and a cabinet post. Biden knows that he'll never lose his Senate seat, and in spite of his monstrous ego he knows that he'll never win the presidency. As I doubt he wants the Veep spot, Sec. of State or Defense is much more appealing to him. Of course, for the rest of the country, any cabinet post for Biden should frighten us.
8. At this juncture, especially considering the jockeying that some states are doing to move their primaries forward, most candidates know that they will not take the Democratic nod for President. Watching: Biden, Dodd, Richardson, Kucinich, et al. is just like watching a concelation match in a sporting tournament. Right now, as it stands, the Dems will give the nod to either Hillary Rodham Clinton, or Barak Obama with a VERY outside chance that John Edwards emerges. Of course Al Gore could change all of this, but it looks unlikely that he will. I can see, if Clinton gets the nod, someone like Dodd or Richardson as her running mate, with Biden the obvious Secretary of State. If it's Obama, I think that Biden is a natural VP.
9. He's given it a shot before, and he's adding a reasoned voice to the chorus. He's not considered a frontrunner but I think he has a shot at those positions without spending a fortune to mount a campaign. He is well spoken and has a long, solid track record, and I for one am glad his hat is in the ring.
10. He wanted to be Secretary of State if Kerry won in 04...I think he is trying for the same thing in '08, which is why he is not attacking Hillary harder.
11. I'm pretty sure Joe Biden *wants* desperately to be president. But he's old enough and smart enough to be pragmatic about it. He would accept a position surely, with whomever wins in the event he doesn't win the primary. Almost all politicians have two criteria in mind when they run for office: 1) Personal ambition, which is not necessarily a bad thing and 2) A statement about the agenda that he/she thinks the community/country needs to be moving toward. Biden probably realizes that #1 won't happen, but he can heavily influence #2. I don't think it's a waste of money at all. Even if he doesn't get the nomination, funding him will keep him visible and vocal and people will hear what he has to say (If the blasted media would report on it)
12. When John Edwards "became" Kerry's VP in 2004, his voters "migrated" to support Kerry. This is good election trick, Joe Biden will run till Democratic candidacy is set and probably will make his move... It's too bad becuase I like him
13. I think he legitimately wants to be President, and is doing what he can to do that. Biden is the realist of the lot though. He knows his chances are very slim (although one never knows). If he were to get a high cabinet post or VP he would be in prime position for a future run at the Presidency however. By running now he would also be in a much better position to run for President should Hillary get beaten by the Republicans and the Dem's need a new candidate in 2012. I know how you feel though. I always send money to the second tier guys in my party too. I don't feel like I got jipped in that I feel they were better candidates (win or lose), and I am glad they made my issues heard (often those issues become major issues in the party over time). I think Hillary kind of surprised many with the amount of support she is receiving with Democrats. Its not over yet though...weird things happen sometimes.