“The truth of the matter is — Barack knows it, I know — had the economy not collapsed around your ears, John, in the middle of literally — as things were moving — I think you probably would have won. But it would have been incredibly, incredibly, incredibly close. You inherited a really difficult time.” — Joe Biden during a discussion with John McCain in Sedona, Arizona, where they no doubt also talked about the good ole days and avoided that pesky Syria situation.