I just loved this story. Bravo, Mike! (I suspect the Obama official was David Axelrod, but I'm biased, because I can't stand him.) Via Axios: A former top White House official under President Obama ran into Mike Barnicle — the "Morning Joe" regular, and close friend and ardent defender of Biden — and said: "Isn't it great that f--king guy finally figured out he had to quit?" Barnicle was tired, and wasn't having it.