Obama/Biden Ticket.....
Ticket to success for the Dems?
Is it possible to flip flop and retract what has been said between Biden and Obama in the past year and still be credible? Will this Flip, Flop see Obama taking a bath for his decision to pick Senator Joe Biden for his V.P.?
Obama, who has centered his whole platform about "Change" ends up picking a running mate who is entrenched in Washington for over 30 years. How is this going to bring about change? Realizing that many a slap is sent back and forth during campaigns we just wonder if there might be too much water over this bridge.
From Politico today; Published: 08/01/2007 Wilmington, DE (August 1st, 2007 )– The Biden for President Campaign today congratulated Sen. Barack Obama for arriving at a number of Sen. Biden’s long-held views on combating al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Much of what Senator Obama has proposed Senator Biden has already initiated or accomplished.
More substantively, Biden supported the 2002 resolution that authorized the war in Iraq — a resolution that Obama opposed and, in the primaries at least, painted as “the most important foreign policy decision in a generation.” Biden was on the wrong side of that thinking, by Obama’s lights. In 2002, he said that America had “no choice but to eliminate” Saddam Hussein.
Biden also said last year of his now-running mate, that “I think he (Obama) can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.” He may also see clips from his 1988 presidential run, when he ran an ad in which the narrator warns: ”The White House isn't a place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power ... the economic future of the next generation,' the narrator of Biden's 1988 ad for the Democratic nomination said. "The president has got to know the territory.”
Biden, 65, came to Congress at the age of 30, meaning he’s spent more than half his life in the institution, which Republicans will surely charge makes him an unsuitable running mate for a candidate of change.
Which has been Obama's platform.
Further it has been noted that, Biden has accepted $5,133,072 in contributions from lawyers and lobbyists since 2003. Obama does not accept contributions from federally registered lobbyists.
Add to that the fact that Sen. Biden's son Hunter, is in business with the Senators brother, James Biden both Washington lobbyists. This no doubt is going to cause a stir warranted or not and take away from any of the positive aspects of Obama's decision.
Finally, we have read many a blog today and read many comments, this was one on Politico, we just could not pass up passing it on...lol I guess he does not agree the Obama/Biden Ticket is the one!
Talk about an "odd couple"! Obama just stepped in it. "Change" apparently didn't carry over to his selection for vice president. Talk about an entrenched Washington Insider! Biden is it. John McCain can start notifying the Postal Service of his new addresss ... The White House. It's all over, Folks
What do you think? Is the Obama/Biden Ticket a ticket to success? Do his loyal supporters think he is "all wet" now?
Speak now America! we want to hear from you!
Is it possible to flip flop and retract what has been said between Biden and Obama in the past year and still be credible? Will this Flip, Flop see Obama taking a bath for his decision to pick Senator Joe Biden for his V.P.?
Obama, who has centered his whole platform about "Change" ends up picking a running mate who is entrenched in Washington for over 30 years. How is this going to bring about change? Realizing that many a slap is sent back and forth during campaigns we just wonder if there might be too much water over this bridge.
From Politico today; Published: 08/01/2007 Wilmington, DE (August 1st, 2007 )– The Biden for President Campaign today congratulated Sen. Barack Obama for arriving at a number of Sen. Biden’s long-held views on combating al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Much of what Senator Obama has proposed Senator Biden has already initiated or accomplished.
More substantively, Biden supported the 2002 resolution that authorized the war in Iraq — a resolution that Obama opposed and, in the primaries at least, painted as “the most important foreign policy decision in a generation.” Biden was on the wrong side of that thinking, by Obama’s lights. In 2002, he said that America had “no choice but to eliminate” Saddam Hussein.
Biden also said last year of his now-running mate, that “I think he (Obama) can be ready, but right now I don’t believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.” He may also see clips from his 1988 presidential run, when he ran an ad in which the narrator warns: ”The White House isn't a place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power ... the economic future of the next generation,' the narrator of Biden's 1988 ad for the Democratic nomination said. "The president has got to know the territory.”
Biden, 65, came to Congress at the age of 30, meaning he’s spent more than half his life in the institution, which Republicans will surely charge makes him an unsuitable running mate for a candidate of change.
Which has been Obama's platform.
Further it has been noted that, Biden has accepted $5,133,072 in contributions from lawyers and lobbyists since 2003. Obama does not accept contributions from federally registered lobbyists.
Add to that the fact that Sen. Biden's son Hunter, is in business with the Senators brother, James Biden both Washington lobbyists. This no doubt is going to cause a stir warranted or not and take away from any of the positive aspects of Obama's decision.
Finally, we have read many a blog today and read many comments, this was one on Politico, we just could not pass up passing it on...lol I guess he does not agree the Obama/Biden Ticket is the one!
Talk about an "odd couple"! Obama just stepped in it. "Change" apparently didn't carry over to his selection for vice president. Talk about an entrenched Washington Insider! Biden is it. John McCain can start notifying the Postal Service of his new addresss ... The White House. It's all over, Folks
What do you think? Is the Obama/Biden Ticket a ticket to success? Do his loyal supporters think he is "all wet" now?
Speak now America! we want to hear from you!
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