Ahhh, Joe Biden. We all knew he would provide us with a barrel of laughs and gaffes if he became vice president.

And, after what seems like months of being hidden away at an undisclosed location (err, or was that Cheney?), Biden has come back into the public eye. No sooner did that happen than he provided the press with a wonderful little tidbit over the fact that Sarah Palin is a far bigger star than he — for better or worse.

When the vice president-elect met in Philadelphia Tuesday with governors during the National Governors Association meeting, Biden was supposed to give a nod to the Alaska governor and his former campaign rival, by saying: "And Gov. Palin, your being here today sends a powerful message that when campaigns end, we are all partners in progress. Thank you."

But Biden went a little off script, instead saying (according to a press pool report of the event, which we here at wOw receive):

“And Gov. Palin, I want to thank you particularly. I might point out, as I told you, we walked in. Since the race is over, no one pays attention to me at all. So I’m — maybe you will walk outside with me or something later and say hello to me," prompting laughs, but an "especially loud one" from Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (so says the pool report).

“It’s great to see you, governor," Biden continued. “And, by the way, I think it is — I hope, you know, the whole country can see the sort of a metaphor for the fact that this election is over and here we are … We’re all together … We’re all dealing with a common problem.”

It’s good to know our new vice president has a sense of humor.