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Joe Biden on Wednesday dropped by a meeting of national union leaders at the AFL-CIO headquarters in DC. There was no enthusiasm for Biden at the union meeting (even though they were paid to be there). It had a ‘funeral-like’ atmosphere. “I think of you as my domestic NATO — not a joke,” Biden said. “I said I’m going to be the most pro-union president in American history,” Biden said. “Well guess what? I am.” As usual, Biden was incoherently rambling about a bunch of different topics. At one point Biden went off-script in an attempt to be relatable and...

Just a heads-up from my inbox, Donald Trump will be in Toledo OH 27 July @ the Huntington Center, 500 Jefferson Ave. Toledo OH 43604. Doors open 5:00, event begins @ 8:00. Register for tickets here.

Just a bit earlier; one Ohio paper included this little paragraph about Biden's next campaign stop in Ohio on Tuesday, Sept 16. --- U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will hold a rally Thursday evening in downtown Youngstown as part of his “Change We Need” tour. The campaign hadn’t finalized the time and location of Biden’s appearance. But those with knowledge of the event say it will be on West Federal Street, near Phelps Street, about 6:45 or 7 p.m. The campaign decided on West Federal Street, selecting it over Stambaugh Auditorium. The campaign is...

Large Crowd waiting for Kerry Train in Flagstaff

Quite a few FReepers have attacked John Kerry for visiting Reagan's coffin and paying his respects to the man. I think this is wrong. If he hadn't paid his respects, the same people would be throwing a fit. John Kerry did not wait in line: Neither did other dignitaries (aka "important people who are not celebrities"). Neither did Arnold Schwarzenegger. Do you think George W. Bush should wait in line? Please. That's pathetic. John Kerry is, by virtue of being the presidential candidate for a major political party, more important than the rest of us. Just like George W. Bush...

<p>Sen. John Kerry lashed out at Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday, accusing Cheney of distorting his Senate record on taxes as the Democrat sought to shift the debate to President Bush's stewardship of the economy.</p> <p>"This administration has one economic policy for America -- 3 million jobs lost and driving gas prices towards $3 a gallon," the presumptive Democratic nominee told students at the Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center in Sacramento.</p>