Posted on 08/16/2007 4:48:58 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
WASHINGTON (AP) - The son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is preparing for deployment to Iraq next year.
Captain Beau Biden is part of the 261st Signal Brigade that has been told to prepare for duty in Iraq in 2008. They have not been given a date of deployment yet.
Biden -- according to a report on Radio Iowa -- says he doesn't want his son to go to Iraq, but says he doesn't want his grandchildren having to "go back in 15 years."
Biden continues to criticize Democratic rivals such as Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama who have voted against Iraq funding bills to try to pressure President Bush to end the war.
I saw part of an interview with Biden on Charlie Rose last week. He made the argument that he was the most electable Democrat in the field. I do believe that if he did get the nomination, he would be more difficult to beat than Obama or Hillary. The Republican Party is in a big mess of its own making, but despite that mess, it really has a good shot of holding the White House if Hillary, Obama or Edwards is the nominee. Gore and Kerry came awful close to winning, I believe Biden would be a better candidate than either of those two. Guys like Biden and Bayh could win if nominated, but thankfully for conservatives the moonbats have manipulated the primary process to work against nominating a more electable Democrat.
“Yep, hes in the Delaware Army National Guards Judge Advocate Generals Corps.”
I’m underwhelmed - another lawyer for JAG. JUST what is needed in Iraq.
Joe’s name just got Beau elected Attorney General in 2006.
The prior AG, a Republican, got herself appointed to a judgeship by the Governor, a Democrat, whose claim to be elected was -it’s her turn.
That way there was no incumbent for Beau to beat.
My Delaware is a small state with even smaller people in government.
.... in the rear with the gear... but at least he's going. God Bless him and prayers for all of our men and women fighting the good fight.
I hate lawyers but he's doing his duty and that's all you can ask of any soldier.
Beau just got elected to be Attorney General and was starting to step on toes and clean house—especially getting on Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware for not paying claims. Seems like someone wants him out of the way. This state is corruption supreme...
I wonder if Beau has a D or an R after his name.
He’s a Democrat, but leans more toward the conservative side than not.
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