BIDEN EYEING 2008 WHITE HOUSE RUN

Newsmax ^ | 12/8/04

[NYURepublican]

i woudlnt vote for him but i like biden. something about him just give me a good feeling about him. This of course dostn go by his policies and views just the man.

[thoughtomator]

Can't be, the Senate has a Constitutional minimum age of 30. (25 in the House, 35 for President)

[BigSkyFreeper]

If he was a three-eyed, twelve-toed, spawn of Satan, voters in Delaware would come out in droves to vote for the guy.

[thoughtomator]

Maybe it's the plagiarism? I hear that's popular at NYU.

[chiefqc]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Gabz]

And why they keep electing him in Delaware is beyond me. I know I never voted for him.

[mainepatsfan]

It's tough to knock out an incumbent senator.

[Gabz]

Ok, you're right I had forgotten about that. Then he was barely 30.

I didn't live in Delaware when he was first elected, but the story has practically become political lore there about how the young upstart upset the beloved statesman.

[newgeezer]

Biden first ran for president in 1988, but was forced to withdraw after acknowledging he had padded his resume and plagiarized a speech

I've always remembered Biden for that. Every time I see or hear of him, I remember when and why he folded his campaign.

Joe Biden and Gary Hart. Ah, yes, those were the good ol' days, when character mattered.

[BigSkyFreeper]

He brings home the pork for Delaware. It's a good tactic for being re-elected.

[Gabz]

It's tough to knock out an incumbent senator.

Tell that to the late Bill Roth.

That is also how Biden got into the Senate.

[mainepatsfan]

I didn't say it couldn't be done (Tom Daschle) it's just tough.

[Gabz]

He brings home the pork for Delaware. It's a good tactic for being re-elected.

He brings home the pork for NORTHERNDelaware. It's a good tactic for being re-elected by the liberal northeast transplants in the northern part of the state.

That's better.

[Wolfstar]

One thing I'm certain of in this otherwise uncertain world: Joe Biden will never be President of the United States -- unless he has zero competition in the Dem primaries and the Republicans run an absolute stinker of a candidate. Both circumstances are about as likely as my waking up one day to find that Gov. Schwarzenegger has lost his ego.

[Gabz]

I know how tough it is. I worked on the campaign of the Republican that ran against him the last 2 times.

[mainepatsfan]

NO offense but I didn't think Delaware was big enough to have a northern and a southern section.

[MahaMarty]

He's 63 and he's been in the Senate for 32 of those years. Here's some more stats of his:
U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. (D-Delaware)


Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942. He was first elected to the United States Senate in 1972 and
re-elected in 1978, 1984, 1990 and 1996.


SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Foreign Relations Committee:
• Ranking Member, Committee on Foreign Relations


Judiciary Committee:
• Senator Biden is a former Chairman and currently the third most senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee
• Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections, and Victims' Rights
• Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

Leadership and Member Organizations
• Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee
• Co-Chairman, Caucus on International Narcotics Control
• Co-Chairman, Senate NATO Observer Group
• Co-Chairman, Senate National Security Working Group
• Vice Chairman, Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly
• One of two U.S. Congressional Representatives to the United Nations
• Chairman, Congressional Fireman's Caucus
• Member, Congressional Air Force Caucus
• Member, National Guard Caucus
• Member, Senate Auto Caucus

EDUCATION
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D. 1968
University of Delaware, B.A. 1965
(Double Major: History/Political Science)
Archmere Academy 1961

PROFESSIONAL
Adjunct Professor, 1991-present
Widener University School of Law

PRIOR TO THE SENATE
New Castle County (Delaware) Council 1970-1972
Attorney, Wilmington, Delaware 1968-1972

PERSONAL
Married: Wife, Jill Tracy Biden
Children: Beau Biden; Hunter Biden; Ashley Biden
Grandchildren: Naomi Biden; Finnegan Biden; Roberta Mabel Biden

[Gabz]

VA has open registration and so if he makes it to the primaries I will get to vote against him again, even though I no longer live in Delaware.

[Cobra64]

Holy crow. His language is horrrible.

[mainepatsfan]

As far as I'm concerned Hillary is the Dem nominee in 2008 unless something unforeseen takes place.