Joe Biden's Adventure at Costco
FEYERICK: Well, he is a heartbeat away from the presidency, but every now and again, you know the Vice President's got to get out of the office for a little bit and Joe Biden went to the grand opening of Costco's first store in the nation's capital, probably bought a lot more than he intended or maybe that's just me. By the look of things, he came ready to shop. Here's CNN's Jeanne Moos.</s>JEANNE MOOS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Say it aren't so, Joe. The Vice President invades Costco.</s>JOE BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We are going to cut through the liquor section.</s>MOOS: Forget driving a sleigh, Joe Biden didn't even drive his own cart. A Costco employee seem thrilled to do the honors. His consumer confidence was high as the VP flashed his Costco card. Joe Biden had the press pack in tow.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You guys, if you would keep walking backwards please, if you guys go to the bakery session, please.</s>MOOS: Imagine shopping for a watch with the press watching from behind every counter as Vice President Biden called his daughter.</s>BIDEN: Getting some guidance.</s>MOOS: he looked at a $1,200 watch but we don't know if he bought any watches. We do know what he ate. Every free sample in sight in the bakery section where he bought an apple pie. (on camera): It's a dilemma if you want to shake hands or do you want to eat.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Made locally by a local bakery.</s>MOOS: He shook and ate, he put a package of crackers in his cart. Costco cost the Vice President a lot of calories.</s>BIDEN: You get fat just walking through this store.</s>MOOS: Vice President Biden came to promote extending middle-class tax cuts and it probably didn't hurt that the co-founder of Costco is a big Obama contributor. Before he left, the VP used the phone of his cart driver, Ivy Stewart, to call her grandmother and leave a message. Ivy was so moved by the whole experience, she wiped away tears.</s>BIDEN: Thanks for shopping with me. And I know you won't tell anybody what I bought for Christmas here.</s>MOOS: Here's a hint from Nat King Cole's classic -- on the dirt flame -- "The Huffington Post" held a caption contest for Joe Biden's checkout photo. Our favorite, "Stopped by for some fire logs, went home with a flat screen TV, 32 inches". Jeanne Moos, CNN --</s>MOOS: -- New York.</s>FEYERICK: Well, that just ruins the Christmas surprise about that television, but looking for love? When the politics are against you. We're going past the party lines in search of romance.