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Biden returns to Iowa after 19-year absence
Quad-city Times ^ | Friday, August 11, 2006 | MIKE GLOVER

Posted on 08/11/2006 12:28:42 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg

DES MOINES, Iowa - Delaware Sen. Joe Biden was back in Iowa on Thursday, ending a 19-year absence from the state that will launch the presidential nominating season.

The Democrat said he has decided to test the presidential waters because of partisan gridlock in the Senate. Even if Democrats regain control of the chamber, he said it's unlikely they could advance much of an agenda.

"The only place you can do that is from the White House," said Biden, who plans to spend 15 days this month in Iowa.

"I don't think we're going to get back in the near term to the days when there are 55 Democrats and maybe a dozen moderate Republicans you can actually deal with."

(Excerpt) Read more at qctimes.net ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Delaware; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: biden2008; electionpresident; ia2008
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Interesting, Old Joe doesn't sound as upbeat about the Dem's chances of taking back the Senate as does "Nut-boy" Reid.
1 posted on 08/11/2006 12:28:43 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg
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Don't waste your time slow Joe.


2 posted on 08/11/2006 12:29:25 PM PDT by AdvisorB (For a terrorist bodycount in hamistan, let the smoke clear then count the ears and divide by 2.)
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Biden returns to Iowa after 19-year absence

It took the "Smartest man in the Senate" 19 years to find Iowa on a map.

3 posted on 08/11/2006 12:30:06 PM PDT by frogjerk (REUTERS: We give smoke and mirrors a bad name)
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"I don't think we're going to get back in the near term to the days when there are 55 Democrats and maybe a dozen moderate Republicans you can actually deal with."

And Thank God for that!

4 posted on 08/11/2006 12:30:17 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Mad Dawgg

Bet those Hawkeyes sure missed old "doll hair".


5 posted on 08/11/2006 12:30:55 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Mad Dawgg

Biden is running for President. That shows how desperate the Dems are.


6 posted on 08/11/2006 12:31:46 PM PDT by Brilliant
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I'm pulling for slow Joe. He's has to be the weakest fool in the dem race.


7 posted on 08/11/2006 12:32:17 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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Oh I'm sured the people of Iowa are just enraptured to have Joe gracing them with his presence again. Oh to live in Iowa and be able to bask in the glow of Sen. Hair Plug's.


8 posted on 08/11/2006 12:32:55 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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Just when the state hoped to be declared Biden-free, he returns. Must be a drug-resistant strain, too.


9 posted on 08/11/2006 12:33:51 PM PDT by GSlob
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To: Mad Dawgg

Biden knows a good speech when he steals one.


10 posted on 08/11/2006 12:35:16 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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The Democrat said he has decided to test the presidential waters because of partisan gridlock in the Senate.

"I don't think we're going to get back in the near term to the days when there are 55 Democrats and maybe a dozen moderate Republicans you can actually deal with."

Typical caustic remark by Biden. Here his party is going over a cliff because of their hair on fire anti-American liberalism/socialism and he's bitching about Republicans not being modrate enough, LOL!!!

Good ol' plugs has always been good for a laugh.

11 posted on 08/11/2006 12:35:45 PM PDT by demkicker (democrats and terrorists are intimate bedfellows)
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Invoking the "Joe Rule".
Any mention to Joe Biden must be followed the following phrase...

Admitted thief and liar

12 posted on 08/11/2006 12:37:07 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter ( Helen Thomas on anticipating and handling a crisis: "I'll live under that bridge when I get to it.")
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The state fair is on this week. Biden still thinks Des Moines is one of the Twin Cities.


13 posted on 08/11/2006 12:38:23 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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We don't have to keep him do we? We have enough issues with Harkin....


14 posted on 08/11/2006 12:38:53 PM PDT by Eragon
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I can't wait for the entire country to see his $#!t sandwich personality.


15 posted on 08/11/2006 12:39:11 PM PDT by Niteranger68 (I gigged your peace frog.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Well, post 12 on this thread states he's a thief. Thiefs and pickpockets have been gravitating to fairs since time immemorial. BTW, does his presence in big crowds form a repeating pattern?


16 posted on 08/11/2006 12:41:36 PM PDT by GSlob
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"We don't have to keep him do we? "
I'd keep him and make him useful. In an agricultural state he might pull a plow, or a cart.
17 posted on 08/11/2006 12:43:41 PM PDT by GSlob
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In an agricultural state he might pull a plow, or a cart.

Could use him for fertilizer...

18 posted on 08/11/2006 12:47:12 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some Freepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: GSlob
Took me a while to get that one.
Years ago, Biden visited Iowa, hoping to meet the twin governors Bob and Ray.
19 posted on 08/11/2006 12:53:27 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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Oh I'm sured the people of Iowa are just enraptured to have Joe gracing them with his presence again. Oh to live in Iowa and be able to bask in the glow of Sen. Hair Plug's.

But it does mean he's leaving the poor folks of Delaware alone for a while........Why he keeps getting elected is beyond me. In 21 years of living there I never voted for the SOB, nor did anyone in my family.

20 posted on 08/11/2006 12:59:39 PM PDT by Gabz (Taxaholism, the disease you elect to have (TY xcamel))
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