Posted on 08/19/2008 11:05:16 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
If Barack Obama is looking for an elder statesman with national security credentials as his running mate, my two cents say he should pick Sam Nunn. The conventional wisdom, though, has Obama leaning toward Joe Biden. If the senior senator from Delaware is indeed tapped, we can expect that mere milliseconds will elapse before some MSM outlet labels Biden a "moderate" or a "centrist."
We thought it might be useful to do a little prophylactic exploration of the Biden record. Given his long tenure in the senate, he's earned literally hundreds of interest group ratings over the years. But here is a representative sample, as culled from the invaluable Project Vote Smart. Although his "grades" have of course varied from year to year, overall we findsurprise!that Biden is a standard-issue liberal.
* NARAL - A [2006] * Planned Parenthood - A [2006] * National Right to Life Committee - 0% [2005-06] * National Taxpayers Union - F [2007]
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
His staff has been busted editing his wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Joe_Biden#Biden.27s_staff_edits
clean as a whistle, sharp as a tack
Absolutely, I would hope he picks Biden.
Well, according to his bio on Wikipedia, his middle name is . . . . . . . Robinette.
I kid you not.
Except for an old plagiarism charge in law school.
The best.
> Isnt he also an experienced plagiarist?
Yes.
If Tovarish Obama picks Tovarish Biden, methinks another wheel falls off the Obama wagon.
unions
And almost as incompetent as Obama.
“If the senior senator from Delaware is indeed tapped, we can expect that mere milliseconds will elapse before some MSM outlet labels Biden a “moderate” or a “centrist.””
How about “plagiarist” and “liar?”
Too bad.
plugs mark
What’s his ACU rating, line 9? Twenty years ago when Bentsen was the Demo candidate for VP and his ACU rating was a remarkable 45 or something in that range, some said he was way to conservative. He couldn’t even be considered for the job today. In the minds of the media, anyone not as far left of Obama or Pelosi is “centrist.” What a joke.
Biden would be like Bentsen in some ways though. He is seen as an elder statesman with some “gravitas.” But apart from that does he bring in a single state? I think his help to Obama is very weak at best. Bayh probably would be a better pick.
Mark Levin calls him “the stupidest man in the senate.” I have heard nothing from Biden to disabuse me of this opinion.
Oh sorry, I did not read all the ratings before I posted. I see his ACU rating has been as low as 0. No surprise there. He gets an A from NARAL despite voting to ban partial birth abortion, and even voting to override Clinton’s veto of the ban. I guess as long as he stands with the abortion lobby 90% of the time that’s good enough. I thought they were such ideologues though that even this would not be good enough.
the only advantage to BO of taking him would be the fact that he keeps going, putting his face out there and keeping the jaws flapping no matter how many embarrassments to himself or his positions pile up. I think there are going to be a lot of times when BO is going to so embarrass himself that the campaign is going to put him into a cocoon and tell him to shut down all contact with press or public for a couple of news cycles while the campaign comes up with spin or their press allies come up with a deflection to put the spotlight on McCain. Trot out old Joe to sling the garbage, and not bat an eye whether it’s true and not take offense if they turn around tomorrow and run right back over what they told him to say today. BO’s going to be on defense, hold onto his 47% and hope that’s enough to get the electoral college votes he needs.
ROFLMSS!!!!!!!
That's the way Delaware USED to be, but not anymore.
Joe Biden on Barack Obama... February 2007
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