Not even a month after Obama told Russia’s president and prime minister he wanted to reset relations with them, Biden comes out with yet another social gem. This one, escentially stating the Russians are a failing nation. Naturally, the comments–which cast a less than thrilling light over Russia–made front page on just about every newspaper in the country. Among claims made by the vice president, be they true or not, he predicted Russia’s banking sector likely wouldn’t last another 15 years. Maybe it’s just common sense, and politicians are more often than not devoid of common sense, but one would think when your boss is trying to play nice with a former cold war adversary, you might want to either back him up or shut up. Mister Biden’s doing neither–and if it doesn’t hurt Obama, it’ll probably hurt him. Here’s a tip, Joe. If they fix Obama’s teleprompter, ask him if you can borrow it for a week or two. Or just go buy your own. You don’t do this off the cuff commenting thing very well.