Biden to Europe: 'get over' Bush election

UPI (via Interest Alert) ^ | 1/18/2005 | UPI

[Phsstpok]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., urged Europe to "get over" the fact President Bush was re-elected and work with the United States on common problems.

"I spent a little time in Europe recently, and I have one simple message: Get over it. Get over it. President Bush is our president for the next four years, so get over it and start to act in your interest, Europe," Biden said during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to confirm U.S. Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice. "But that requires us to engage in the hoped-for diplomacy from the gentle lady from Stanford."

Rice was provost of Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., before Bush tapped her to become national security adviser in 2000.

Rice has vowed to work with Europe and other U.S. allies on issues, including Iraq.

Trans-Atlantic relations were hurt following the U.S.-led decision to invade Iraq.

Copyright 2005 by United Press International. All rights reserved.

[Chu Gary]

She was also Reagan's advisor on Russia during the 80's. When Reagan was debating whether he should take action against Russia, she advised against it, counseling that it was about to go bankrupt anyway. She speaks fluent Russian. Not too shabby for a black woman who started college at the age of 15.

[Alia]

Good point. Perhaps, Biden's remark is so nuanced and arrogant it translates very well into French: Geet Over Tit. Perhaps they'll think he's defending the South of France beaches.

Biden is indeed a foolish little man.

[mewzilla]

I spent a little time in Europe recently...

On whose nickel, Biden?

[mewzilla]

Following Biden closely, I've come to strongly suspect he's collaborating with Euro governments aginst the interests of the U.S.

That's not tinfoily.

And Biden's not the only one.

[mowkeka]

Wow. I have new found respect for Senator Biden.

[mewzilla]

And this is just another reason to see that the Oil For Food investigations are carried out to completion: to see which Americans were on Saddamn's payroll.

[Timeout]

...or Marc Rich's payroll. Or BOTH!

[mewzilla]

Boy, I'd love to know what was in those boxes of docs the guys from the Daily Telegraph found right after the fall of Baghdad. And who knows what else is floating around? I'll say this for Saddamn. He kept good records...Heh heh heh.

[Timeout]

We may never know.

I note that yesterday we had the first real indictment in the Oil for Food scandal and it is not even mentioned in today's Washington Post...not even in the Politics section.

It just makes me ill when I compare the MediaCrats' coverage of corporate scandals vs. their total lack of curiosity when it comes to the U.N.

[mewzilla]

Yup, I haven't heard a peep about Samir Vincent, either. But since Vincent's singing like a canary, somehow I don't think the MSM will be able to ignore it for long :)

[anniegetyourgun]

Pssstt....Euros....don't listen to Biden....he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.....