Posted on 08/20/2010 6:39:09 PM PDT by markomalley
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican candidates Friday for offering "draconian ideas basically on steroids."
Biden credited Republicans of the 1860s and 1950s with investing in infrastructure and technology to advance the nation's interests. That's no longer the case, he told a meeting of the Democratic National Committee in St. Louis.
"This ain't your father's Republican Party," Biden said. "This is the 'Republican Tea Party.' And as they [voters] focus on that alternative, what they're going to find out is, the choices are pretty stark."
The Hill reported the vice president singled out two GOP Senate candidates -- Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sharron Angle of Nevada -- for criticism.
"Where are their alternatives? What has been proposed?" he said. "They offer [a] combination of the old failed policies of the [George W.] Bush administration and a new set of draconian ideas basically on steroids."
Biden said Democrats "know the government isn't going to heal the economy."
"It's going to be through the free enterprise system," he said. "That's why seed money is so important."
Biden said his party will hold on to majorities in both houses of Congress in the November elections.
"Reports of the death of the Democratic Party have been greatly exaggerated," he said.
biden can suck eggs
A trillion dollars is “seed money”?!!!
Sounds like his 2nd chakra is bothering him!
Dear Democrats,
How is the economic outlook these days after 20 months of your policies?
When you have nothing — NOTHING — to go on about that is anywhere factual or of truth, attacking is always a good thing....I mean geez, even Saul Alinsky would approve given your boss was and is a huge arse fan of the idiot...... =.=
Joe may wish he had never heard of the tea parties if news of what the democrat backed “tea party” has gotten caught doing in michigan ever makes any real news.
Chakra...there’s a word you don’t see too often on FR! ;>)
We learned it from the great guru ALGORE THE MAGNIFICENT!
Has he had his shots?
Al Gore made it popular.
I’ll bet there are as many (D)s as there (R)s in the TP.
I believe I’ll be so happy I’ll have an orgasm every
time one of these traitors hits the curb.
"Sort of like a bald man.....with plugs!"
This dimwit doesn’t have a clue! Stand up Chuck! What is really amazing is that his constituents sent him there again, and again, and again? His followers are obviously dimmer than him....
Yes, big government socialist democrats that want your money to redistribute and your freedoms to trample vs TEA Party backed representatives that believe in limited government, personal freedoms, and prosperity. Yeah, Joe, pretty stark and easy choice.
Biden said Democrats "know the government isn't going to heal the economy."
Explain porkus then. Or was that a 750 billion dollar learning experience for you idiots?
"It's going to be through the free enterprise system," he said. "That's why seed money is so important."
WTF? He can contradict himself in the same sentence!? Government intervention inevitably distorts any market/business it gets into. That is why the financial, housing, auto, and healthcare industries are in turmoil, and many others are hunkered down trying to keep a low profile so that the socialists don't come in and stomp on them too. There is no such thing as government seed money - there is only market distorting idiocy from the elitists who think they know best, but are sadly mistaken.
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