After college when I started working it was quickly clear to my boss I had two interrelated flaws. (1) I thought I knew more then anybody else and (2) Asking for help was a sign of weakness.

I still may tend to think I know more then most people around me, but I have found it is nothing close to a sign of weakness to ask for help or admit you don't understand something. In fact if you're an employee of mine nothing will get you into my "dog house" faster than making mistakes that shouldn't have happened if the person had just asked for help.

So with that said enter Palin, Jindal, and Perry. Of course we all know why neither of them have spoken with Biden. They want nothing to do with the Obama administration, they hope he fails, and they can't wait to start running for their party's 2012 presidential nomination.

But I still have to say WTF!

Lets just say for sake of conversation I was a Republican in one of their three states. Hardcore fiscal Republican. If my governor had not talked to Biden I'd be one pissed off voter. I mean all they have to do is listen, they don't actually have to take his advice, much less implement his suggestions.

And heck, they might even learn something by asking some questions, maybe see if the CBO could run some numbers for them, network with other governors, mayors and county executives to see what has and is not working for them.

Palin, Jindal, and Perry are acting like I acted when I was an arrogant 21-year-old that wasn't even smart enough to know what I didn't know. And of course the citizens of their states are going to pay the price. Heck, I have to think David Axelrod is sitting in his office this very second with a huge smile on his face knowing that in 2012 this is all the Republicans have to throw at Obama.