And thank God for that.

Via The Hill:

Vice President Biden touted his role in the White House, saying he spends between four and seven hours a day with President Obama.

In a Time magazine interview published Monday, Biden said the vice president holds no inherent power. Instead, the power emanates from his relationship with the president.

“I mean, Kennedy never let Johnson in the office,” he said. “I spend somewhere between four and seven hours a day with the president. I attend every single meeting. I’m there.”

The vice president is considering a run for president in 2016, saying recently he will make a decision by the summer of next year. He said his responsibility during Obama’s second term has not changed.

When he was brought on as Obama’s vice presidential running mate, Biden said he had two conditions: He wanted to be the last guy in the room after meetings and he wanted to take on assignments that had timelines to get done.

“Because the one thing you can do as vice president — by the way, there is no inherent power in the office of the vice presidency,” he said. “Zero. None. It’s all a reflection … of your relationship with the president.”