In an appearance on Fox News, former Democratic Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder called for President Barack Obama to drop Vice President Joe Biden from the ticket in 2012. The comments were in response to Biden's statement in a Newsweek interview this week that "the Taliban per se is not our enemy."

The following is a transcript of Wilder's interview with Real Clear Politics:

"You go back to the reasons that Joe Biden was put on the ticket in the very first instance. It was supposedly because he had the great experience. He had been there for years. He had been Foreign Relations chair. He had been chairman of the Judiciary and supposedly knew the workings of the Senate. Now, has that worked to the president's better interest or has it taken away from the president? And the gaffe is not just a question of will Joe Biden make a gaffe and incidentally I like him. Personally, I think he is a fine fellow," Former Gov. Douglas Wilder (D-VA) said on FOX News.

“But, Is he the person you want in place? You know, you always hear that thing. Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy," Wilder told Neal Cavuto.

Wilder isn't the only politician who had a problem with Biden's remarks. And the vice president does have a tendency to "step in it" like perennial gaffer GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. But everyone makes mistakes. Still, as the race heats up, it will be interesting to see how things shake out.

Read more at Real Clear Politics.

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