Posted on 03/20/2011 9:57:21 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Biden: 'I don't deserve' to have train station named for me By Jordan Fabian - 03/20/11 12:05 PM ET
Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday witnessed the newly-renovated Wilmington, Del. Amtrak station be named for him, and appeared humbled by the honor.
Biden became famous for frequently traveling from his home town to Washington on Amtrak during his nearly four-decade Senate career, but said that he is not worthy of the accolade.
"The truth is, I don't deserve this, unless you reward longevity," Biden said, according to delawareonline.com.
The Wilmington station is now officially called the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Railroad Station
A $37.7 million renovation project was recently completed at the Wilmington train station. Construction took almost two years. $20 million from the federal stimulus act, which Biden helped oversee, went toward the project.
The Wilmington station is one of the busiest in the nation, and is a part of Amtrak's heavily-traveled Northeast corridor.
Biden recalled fond memories of travelling on the train to the nation's capital, especially in tough times.
"Everything, good or bad in my career, the first people I encountered were getting on the train," Biden said. "They were the first ones there for me. I mean, literally. They would say, 'Joe, it's going to be OK.'"
Detroit?
“Welcome to Bidenville!”
Dang, I agree with Slow Joe Biden on something.
Although, for b-ball, "The Bidenville Plugs" might fit.
“The truth is, I don’t deserve this, unless you reward longevity,”
Well, at least that is one thing that he is right about!
Okay, how about a wooden bridge in some third-world Banana Republic. A bridge that has rotted to the point that it can hardly bear the weight of a goat.
OH......YES.....YOU.....DO...!!!!!
That's why he paid cash. Our cash...
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