Beau Biden VP's son, won't seek U.S. Senate seat

Daily Oklahoman/AP ^ | January 25, 2010 | RANDALL CHASE

[shadowfighter]

DOVER, Del. — Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will not be running for the U.S. Senate seat once held by his father, Vice President Joe Biden.

[shadowfighter]

I searched but didn't find this posted yet. It might be under a different headline.

[mwl8787]

Mike Castle can stroll into this seat - GOP +1. He’s strong on national security, good tax cutter and deficit hawk. Lousy on most social issues. That said, we’ll have the remainder of the Biden term (4 years).

[DM1]

this SHOULD mean an R pickup
Castle is popular in his home state former Governor and current congressman.
kind of a RINO but that is about all you can get from a blue state - RINO or Commie i will take Rino any day of the week

[Haiku Guy]

Bump. Bump. Bump.
Ba-bumpa bump badump!

Bump. Bump. Bump.
Ba-bumpa bump badump!

[mwl8787]

In fairness, should add that Castle voted against Pelosi-care and does not favor an individual mandate, Medicare cuts, tax hikes on small business, or a nationaization of 1/6th of the US economy

[mort56]

Just possibly the son is a much brighter bulb than his father.

[bigbob]

What can’t be stolen or inherited isn’t worth having, I guess...

[kempster]

You don’t suppose they have some internal polling that is telling them that they had no chance, do you?

[Vigilanteman]

Then he would be the mirror opposite of Bob Casey, Jr.

[albie]

“What can’t be stolen or inherited isn’t worth having, I guess...”

...that sums it up nicely!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Just possibly the son is a much brighter bulb than his father.

The Mother of All Setup Lines.

[maggief]

Related???

Biden family company, Paradigm Global Advisors, which is led by Biden’s brother James and his son Hunter

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0409/Biden_son_brother_associated_with_closed_hedge_fund.html

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http://www.smh.com.au/business/astarra-shares-hong-kong-link-to-broking-scandal-20100104-lq1q.html

Astarra shares Hong Kong link to broking scandal
STUART WASHINGTON
January 5, 2010

EXCERPT

On another front, the Bronte Capital blogger John Hempton, who blew the whistle on concerns related to Astarra Strategic, said he first looked at Astarra because of its purported links to a US hedge fund, Paradigm Global.

Paradigm Global, an investor in funds of hedge funds, is owned by Hunter Biden, the son of the US Vice-President, Joe Biden, and James Biden, the Vice-President’s brother.

[dforest]

Is this the Biden that gave Larry Sinclair a hard time to cover up for the Kenyan clown?

I always figured that is why a dolt like Biden became VP.

Joe had something on Obie and Obie owed him.

[Crim]

It’s GOT to be bad for biden Jr not to run for Biden sr old seat...

I guess the are afraid of everyone sending another message that they want a harder push on health care...

[GeronL]

“Dad, why does everyone laugh when they hear my last name? Am I adopted?.. please say yes.”

[Mobties]

It's beginning to look like the usual sources of Democrat campaign financicng are not answering their email and phone messages as readily as they used to.

I would hope, in line with Rush Limbaugh's morning update message today, that American corporations would seize boldly their right to finance candidates and initiatives that are friendly -- and oppose candidates that are inimical --- to their business interests.

Just a hunch, but as Andrew Cuomo is “only rumored” to be considering a race for governor, could he be waiting for overdue answers to requests for campaign finance commitments?

[shiva]

[fieldmarshaldj]

More bad news for the Dems. Beau Biden drops out of Senate race in DE.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is excellent news. The ‘Rats will likely turn to John Carney, the ex-Lt. Gov. who is currently running for the House.

[campaignPete R-CT]

I say that O'Donnell is now relevant ... anybody know how to link to her 4th quarter fundraising Report at FEC?