Biden’s not politically stupid. He’s probably seeing the way that the nutroots’ attacks on Palin are backfiring and just making her even more popular, driving PUMAs toward her, and firing the Republican base up. This is damage control...and then there’s the fact that Biden’s had some family issues himself (the tragic death of his first wife and kids, some of his later children having legal problems) and really can’t throw any stones.
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Yes, how very gracious of Joe... let the left assault his opponent and her children, and now he claims the moral high ground because his turn was coming.
No sale here, Senator.
“...attacks on Palin are backfiring...”
That’s right. And where can the attacks go now anyway? Did you watch the RNC last night? So the pregnant daughter is right there with her good-looking boyfriend/fiance and I’m sure it must be a little bit embarassing for a seventeen-year-old unmarried girl, but she stood up and they stood together and now where can you go with it?
The Palin family is a gigantic asset, not a liability. Biden wishes they would be talked about as little as possible. And seen as little as possible. Or else people might start getting the idea that these are REAL PEOPLE. People who welcome babies with joy. People who run a family business. People who actually WORK FOR A LIVING. Middle-class people. Who got involved in politics. Instead of professional lawyer-politico-leeches.
Go ahead. Talk about the Palin family all you want.