McCain to Biden: Too early to celebrate
In response to a Joe Biden email telling supporters that the “McCain campaign is on the ropes,” the McCain camp responded that it is too early to celebrate. “Being an underdog is a role that John McCain relishes and with 26 days left I don’t think Joe Biden should pop the champagne just yet,” said McCain spokesman Ben Porritt. “We are confident that as people make their decisions they will choose John McCain, a maverick with a real record over Barack Obama —an unknown comm

Obama’s middle name - not in the talking points!
It’s a war of words.  Whether it is Sarah Palin’s overuse of the word “maverick,” John McCain’s anguish-inducing repetition of “my friends,” or the gaffe-laden potpourri emanating from Joe Biden, the words candidates say are always under the microscope. Surrogates and supporters do best when they act like parrots – mimicking talking points rather than expressing a thought of their own. And actually, that’s fair. You don’t vote for spokespeople. You v

Biden: US not stand in Israel's way on Iran - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran 's nuclear threat, saying the U.S. "cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do." Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , who just won a disputed re-election. He repeatedly has called for Israel to be wiped off the map and contends the Holocaust is a "myth." Israel and the U.S....

Biden: US not stand in Israel's way on Iran - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran 's nuclear threat, saying the U.S. "cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do." Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , who just won a disputed re-election. He repeatedly has called for Israel to be wiped off the map and contends the Holocaust is a "myth." Israel and the U.S....

U.S. Commitment to Iraq Is Contingent on Progress, Biden Warns
BAGHDAD, July 3 -- Vice President Biden warned Iraqi officials Friday that the American commitment to Iraq could end if the country again descended into ethnic and sectarian violence.

Oprah Rallies Women For Obama Downtown
Sarah Palin may be the only woman on a presidential ticket this year, but that doesn't mean women ought to vote for her, her Democratic opponent Joe Biden told 1,000 women at a national conference/ fundraiser for Barack Obama. "Being a woman is not the same as being THERE for women -- they are...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment

POLITICIANS OR MOB BOSSES, PT. 5
MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asks Obama spokesperson Bill Burton about the “ugliness” we’ve seen at Palin-McCain rallies in recent days… Burton, ever on the “on-message” guy, downplayed the significance of the random calls for murder and instead claimed that whatever “anger” exists over there is misplaced, that what McCain should be angry about the shrinking middle class… blah blah blah. So we’ve got Joe Biden rightly calling attention to this

Iraq tells Biden: Reconciliation pure internal affair
    by Jamal Hashim     BAGHDAD, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The reconciliation in Iraq is pure Iraq's internal affair and the involvement of U.S. officials is not desired by Iraqis, said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh on Saturday.     "The reconciliation issue is purely Iraqi affair and any non-Iraqi involvement would certainly have a negative impact," said Dabbagh.     He confirmed that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri...

Iraq Declines Offer Of U.S. Help With Reconciliation
Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict. Biden, on a three-day visit, offered U.S. help in what he said was a long road ahead in uniting a country deeply split by years of sectarian war and riven by violence. But Iraq has been forcefully asserting a newfound sovereignty in the week U.S. combat troops pulled out of city...

Biden presides as troops in Iraq become U.S. citizens
Vice President Joe Biden celebrated American patriotism and mocked the ghost of Saddam Hussein during a Fourth of July visit to Iraq on Saturday.

Biden to Iran: We're ready to talk
Vice President Joe Biden warned Saturday that the U.S. stands ready to take pre-emptive action against Iran if it does not abandon nuclear ambitions and its support for terrorism.

Biden: Iraqis on own if violence flares
VP says U.S. does not intend to slow its plan.

White House Does Not Favor Second Stimulus Now: Biden
President Barack Obama and his advisers do not favor second stimulus package now to cut the highest U.S. unemployment rate in nearly 26 years, Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday. Looking back to January when Obama took office, Biden said: "The truth is, we and everybody else misread the economy ... We misread just how bad the economy was." "So the second question becomes, did the economic package we put in place, including the Recovery Act, is it the right package...

Long-Time Pals Joe Biden And John McCain Now Spirited Foes
On becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee in August, Joe Biden called Republican White House rival John McCain "my friend."... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212178396.shtml"><b>More</b>

Joe Biden: Israel Has Right To Deal With Nuclear Iran
Israel has a sovereign right to decide what is in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions whether the United States agrees or not, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that he agrees with U.S. President Barack Obama's end-of-the-year deadline for progress in efforts to engage Iran diplomatically to resolve dispute over its nuclear program. In an interview on ABC's "This Week" program, Biden said...

Biden: Israel has right to deal with nuclear Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has a sovereign right to decide what is in its best interest in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions whether the United States agrees or not, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday.

North Korea Seeking Attention With Missiles: Biden
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden dismissed North Korea's recent missile launches as predictable "attention-seeking" behavior by the reclusive state. Speaking in a television interview aired on Sunday, Biden said: "Look, this has almost become predictable behavior. Some of it seems like almost attention-seeking behavior." According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, coinciding with the U.S. Independence Day holiday. That followed its firing of...

Clintons launch campaign swing for Obama in Pa.
AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home stretch of the 2008 presidential race. The nation’s best known and most powerful Democrats for nearly two decades, the former first couple is getting used to a new role: cheerleaders for Obama, who vanquished Hillary Clinton last spring in a Democratic primary contest for the ages. Whatever recriminations the Clint

Jim Piccillo Introduces Joe Biden as John McCain
Jim Piccillo introduced Joe Biden at a rally as "the next Vice President of the United States John McCain." The audience clapped on cue. Would they have still clapped if McCain really walked out on stage? Jim Piccillo, who is a father of two, is a Republican who started campaigning for Barack Hussein Obama after Jim was laid off from his job. I have to wonder if perhaps Jim lost his job because he kept making simple mistakes like calling people by the wrong name. Rela

Obama and McCain Focus on the Health Care Issues
WASHINGTON,DC(RUSHPRNEWS)10/09/2008--In this week’s debates, the candidates spent a lot of time talking about health care. Health care is on a lot of people’s minds this election, as health insurance rates keep rising and leave many families unable to afford much-needed health care. Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a health care plan that will make quality health care affordable and accessible for every American. It builds on the existing health care plan. So if you like you’re health in

Biden Arrives In Iraq For Meetings
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Thursday, for meetings with Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani. Biden plans to work with the Iraqi leaders to try to bring about long-term stability in the country, the White House said Thursday, and also visit U.S. troops. Iraq celebrated National Sovereignty Day Tuesday as U.S. forces withdrew from cities and villages to military bases. But the jubilant mood masked concerns about the ability of...

Biden Visits With Troops In Iraq
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the United States' ability to assist Iraq economically likely depends on the degree of political stability that is achieved. Biden was in Iraq Saturday to oversee the swearing in of 237 U.S. soldiers as American citizens and to visit with troops, including his son, Beau, CNN reported. Iraqis want to resolve their political issues internally but want economic, educational and scientific assistance, Biden said. The Iraqis are "painfully aware" of their...

Obama, “Say It To My Face”. If You Do You are Covered Under Obama’s Plan
Obama attacked John McCain in a recent TV interview, saying “Say It To My Face”. What is amusing about Obama’s response is that it is, in and of itself, an attack. Obama has been running a negative attack on McCain from day one. For him to criticize the McCain camp for any negative comment is laughable. Obama has attacked every facet of the current administration and made every attempt to link McCain and the Bush Administration, no matter how different those policies are and no matter