OK, he could have picked Dennis Kucinich, but all jokes aside…
Joe Biden, consummate Washington insider, has been deemed worthy by The One to join his campaign for change. Could The Messiah have picked anyone worse for the job?
Obama & Biden
Biden is a walking time bomb, dropping gems like this as recently as 2006:
I’ve had a great relationship [with Indian Americans],” Biden said. “In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.
Then there’s Neil Kinnock. Most political junkies know this story, but the quick rundown is that Joe Biden plagiarized several speeches from British MP Neil Kinnock just when he was gaining serious traction during his 1988 run for the White House. Classy move. This lead to a media hunt down which also turned up several more passages of suspected plagiarism. The accusations were hot enough to force Biden out of the race in 88. These stories will now resurface, putting bumps in the road for the rollout strategy of the Obama/Biden ticket.
Then we come to Obama’s overarching message of change. How the hell does Joe Biden represent change? Biden has been in Washington since 1972 - making him part of the DC establishment for close to four decades.
Personality issues aside, let’s take a look at Biden on the political issues:
- Voted against gay marriage
- Rated F by the National Rifle Association
- Voted to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act
- Voted for No Child Left Behind
- Voted for the Iraq War (now says it was a mistake)
- Voted NO on flag burning amendment twice (1995 & 2006)
- Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections
These positions are all over the map - he manages to offend just about every group that already supports Obama or that Obama is looking to gain support from. And then there’s the recent statements, as seen in the post below this one, where Biden thinks Obama is not ready to be President and that the country would be better off with John McCain.
Barack, what were you thinking?!
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Presidential tandems tend to take a balanced pair, and that’s what Obama got in choosing Biden. It’s true that Obama’s entire platform revolves around change in Washington, but he made the correct choice in balancing his campaign with Biden’s experience. The vice president is meant to draw voters that aren’t completely for the presidential candidate. Biden helps fill the experience gap between McCain and Obama. Rarely does a presidential campaign win with both the president and the vice president being entirely similar to one another. Biden covers areas that Obama lacks. Biden’s the best, but admittedly not entirely great, choice of the Democratic vice president field that isn’t named Hillary Clinton.
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