Sen. Joe Biden to Sen. Lindsey Graham on this morning's Meet the Press:You’re entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts.This short but powerful statement should be made to all Bush Republicans and a great many Christians. As I've said here before and will undoubtedly say again, believing something does not make it true. Really really wanting something to be true also does not make it true
You can search DWT all you want; you’re not going to find a kind word about bloviating Democratic corporatist Joe Biden anywhere on these pages– until today. In the very spot where Zell Miller Joe Lieberman launched his psychotic diatribe against Democrats for being weak on national security– i.e.- not following the failed Bush-Cheney-McCain-Lieberman [...]
Democratic Senator Joe Biden ripped into John McCain for criticizing Obama's willingness to talk with Iran and other countries.Then Biden called McCain's bluff and pointed out McNasty's own words reveal what the Republican nominee's plans are.“(McCain asked) What is it Obama wants to talk (with Iran) about?”, Biden said. "If John can’t answer the question, we're in trouble...What’s John
Democrat Joe Biden called President Bush’s comments accusing Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats of wanting to appease terrorists "bulls–t” and said if the president disagrees so strongly with the idea of talking to Iran then he needs to fire his secretaries of State and Defense, both of whom have pushed to sit down with the Iranians.read more | digg story
Today President Bush spoke to Israel at the Knesset, and said the following:
“some people” believe the United States “should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along.”
“We have heard this foolish delusion before,” Bush said. “As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an [...]
Speaking before a political forum in New Hampshire, Presidential Candidate Senator Joe Biden told the small audience that he would move to have President Bush impeached if his administration "bombed" Iran without first getting permission from Congress."The president has no authority to unilaterally attack Iran, and if he does, as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, I will move to impeach," said Biden, whose words were followed by a raucous applause from the local audience.Biden said he is in the process of meeting with constitutional law experts to prepare a legal memorandum saying as much and intends to send it to the president. [1]Meanwhile in Germany:BERLIN: An Iranian businessman suspected of exporting to Iran material that could be used in military nuclear projects has been arrested in Germany, the weekly Der Spiegel reported.Police picked up the man identified as Mohsen V, 48, on Tuesday in Frankfurt on an arrest warrant issued by Germany's highest federal court, the magazine
~Snooper~The Dishonorable mutant named Biden was interviewed by The New Hampshire Union Leader earlier today and what he said proves what I have been yammering on about for at least 10 years. "We The People" have been blatantly ignored by the politicians and have been for much longer than the 10 years I have been on my soapbox."We The People" have been under attack by The Political Elite and we are to take for granted that "they" are much more educated than we are and that "they" know best and it beyond our levels of comprehension to actually know what we want the government to do for us. They no longer want a rule by consent from "We The People". They want to rule us and that is that.Here's what The Biden said: (among other things)Sen. Joe Biden said in an interview at the New Hampshire Union Leader this afternoon that too many Democrats, including the frontrunners for the presidential nomination, do not have faith in the American people. [...]Earth to Joe! Earth to Joe! See i
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I am always astonished when people not only take Joe Biden seriously, but think he is a plausible President. How many times has this guy put his foot in his mouth and said something outrageous? Remember when he plagiarized a speech written by a British politician? Remember when he said "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent"? Remember when called...
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Unlike a lot of Democratic candidates, Joe Biden has a plan for Iraq. That doesn’t necessarily make it a good plan, or a fleshed out one, but it is a plan. That’s important. As I’ve argued, progressives need to be thinking about the future of Iraq. We need to be able to answer the question of what happens after we leave Iraq.
While Joe Biden has much more of a concrete idea than many candidates in both parties, his plan largely fails to live up to the four assertions I’ve laid out to help people judge Iraq plans with respect to a progressive worldview. These assertions, briefly, are:
The Iraq War was a mistake.
Our presence in Iraq is making things worse, not better.
Iraq is a political problem, and it requires a political solution.
Our goal in Iraq should not be to “win,” but to leave responsibly.
Joe Biden’s plan, entitled Iraq: A Way Forward, essentially dodges most of these assertions, is fundamentally undetailed, and comes off more as a set of h
I'll admit, Joe Biden is my pick for president in 2008. So why do people have no idea who he is? The older generation will remember his failed 1987 campaign that ended badly, with an accusation of plagiarism and two brain aneurisms that nearly killed him. He's back again in 2008, and I wish that this man had a good shot at the presidency, though it seems that this Democratic nomination belongs to Clinton, Obama, or even Edwards, if the country is particularly struck by stupidity during the Democratic primaries.Joe Biden was nicknamed "Joe Impedimenta" in high school by classmates because of his stuttering. Biden was teased mercilessly by even one of his teachers, who cruelly called him "Mr. Bu-bu-bu-bu-Biden" in front of his peers. However, inspired by his uncle, who was also a stutterer who used the impediment as an excuse not to pursue life goals such as marrying or becoming a doctor, Joe resolved not to let his stutter hold him back from accomplishing his own goals. Biden recite
Joe Biden Joins Jay Leno On “The Tonight Show”Excerpt: "Campaign spokesperson Marion Steinfels explained it will be a great opportunity for the senator “to speak to a real cross section of Americans,” who aren’t necessarily following the 2008 race this early in the campaign season."http://blog.joebiden.com/?p=247Alex
now, i am not the biggest fan of the biden, but this kind of little yell of a speech is not only spot-on, but oh-so-wonderfully loud and un-senatorial. kudos to sen. biden. i only wise there was much more of this coming from somewhere in the senate other than bernie sanders of teddy kennedy...if only biden was more, um, articulate in his depiction of other candidates (especially those whose names rhyme with Marack Abama), he might actually get some traction in this whole nutty presidential campaign. from countdown with keith:
Writing in the Wilmington News Journal, Harry Themal suggests that Delaware Democratic Senator Joe Biden should "now give up what is turning out to be as quixotic a hunt for the nomination as it was 20 years ago and concentrate on serving as the Foreign Relations Committee chairman" in the US Senate.
Biden is "the acknowledged leader of his party" in foreign relations, Themal writes, which is why he should concentrate on achieving as much as he can as Committee chairman, rather than running for the Oval Office. He'd make a great Secretary of State pick for the next President, Themal adds, but, for reasons unstated, wouldn't be able to hold his own on the campaign trail against the likes of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. I'm fairly certain that the job of President has a reasonably large foreign policy component which Biden might enjoy. I can see where Themal is coming from but, of course, he's missing the big point. Let me put it this way: if you're telling your kids that,
First Elected: 1972
2002 Result: 58% to 41% over Raymond J. Clatworthy
2004 Presidential Result: Kerry 53% Bush 46%
Possible Challengers Beau Biden (D), Michael Castle (R)
Front Page: Joe Biden has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the Presidency in 2008, although he has not yet officially created his exploratory committee. If he decides to step down to concentrate on the Presidency his own flesh and blood Beau Biden is being mentioned as a possible replacement. Under normal circumstance, Delaware with Joe Biden would be considered a safe seat pretty much immune from any challenge.
However Michael Castle is a popular Republican congressman who was a two term Governor as well. The trouble for the GOP is that Castle is well into his sixties and would be close to 70 by November of 2008. But if he runs and Biden steps down to run for President then we could have a very competitive race on our hands.
Delaware Senator Joe Biden is about to become th chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, so he's keen to prove his knowledge of, you know, foreign relations stuff. Like his call for renewed attention on Mexico. And talking about Iraq to a room full mostly of South Carolina Republicans - they were, reportedly, impressed.Biden has never exactly been coy about his presidential aspirations - unless you define staring you in the face and panting heavily as coyness. Repeating his interest in running for President on C-SPAN recently didn't exactly add much to the weight of our knowledge of prospective candidates. But, as the Wilmington News Journal suggests, Delaware is a small state that should enjoy the attention while it lasts.
If there was one campaign announcement we felt like we'd been waiting on for ages it was Joe Biden's. Indeed, you could argue we've been waiting about 20 years for it. And it was as if he'd never been away. He crashed out of the 1988 campaign with his foot in his mouth and, would you look at that, there it still is!Biden is seeking to cast himself as the foreign policy expert in the line-up of candidates. It's an interesting strategy - as important as foreign policy occasionally is in presidential races, and clearly will be in this one, there rarely seems to be much expectation of any actual expertise in the field. Most candidates, in their early campaign appearances, have talked about Iraq, the economy, healthcare, values. Joe Biden? He "said President Bush's policy on weapons in space need to be reviewed," according to an Associated Press report in the Washington Post, describing Biden's recent appearance on Fox News Sunday.Having so frequently and so enthusiastically c
I have bad news, everyone. Joe Biden is not going to be your next President. "But who is Joe Biden?" you ask. It's simple: he's a man who hates all black people except Barack Obama. If you've been following the news, you've heard about the backlash regarding some statements Biden (D-Delaware) made in an interview with The New York Observer yesterday. The senator described Barack Obama as
