That is what Sen. Joe Biden called it yesterday in CNN's "Situation Room" anchored by Wolf Blitzer. The Democratic presidential candidate said he thanked Sen. Richard Lugar in a phone call for his departure from the president's Iraq policy. He also told Lugar he would be part of an bipartisan effort to get the U.S. out of "this mess" (his words) if President Bush wanted to do that.
What I find most striking about Biden's interview was that he did not back away from his earlier statement that he would NOT cut off funding for our soldiers in favor of a timeline. I appreciate that Biden, even as a Democrat, wants to keep our soldiers safe and that awakened my interest in him a couple weeks ago.
The Biden-Gelb plan for Iraq sure sounds good. However upon further research of Biden's plan on Iraq on his Web site I have to say it would be very hard to follow through with this plan. After all Biden is not running for president of Iraq. (insert sarcasm) On the one hand, he calls for us to get out of the Iraqi civil war. On the other hand he presents his Iraq plan as if he would be in charge of Iraq if he were elected U.S. president. I think it ought to be up to the Iraqi government on how to establish a secure Iraq, not to our government.
I do want to wait for the results of the troop surge -- which will supposedly be announced in September. But I do have to say that l found it refreshing that Biden has the safety for our troops in mind even so he is calling for a withdraw of troops. It shows after all that you can be indeed for our troops even so you are against the war in Iraq.
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16. Biden it seems to me is one of the few senators ,to actually stand up to the president.
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lewby54 at 4:10PM on Aug 14th 2007
17. Joe Biden is so lame to be a senator much less then a president with his hand full of specks and his cali green and the only shoulder lean he will ever have is when I catch this pussy!South paw will see baby face as I ripe your head off! oh ya peace!
Roger at 7:40PM on Aug 20th 2007
18. As a lifelong republican, I am considering supporting Senator Biden. He has the foreign policy experience to end the war but he also has a long history in the senate on domestic policies. He has always impressed me as the voice of reason even if that opinion is not necessarily the popular one.
I remeber how well he handled the hearings with Anita Hill.
Guts, experience,honesty, I hope that there is a bi-partisan surge to support the senator. We need experienced leadership not just political names that can raise enough money to buy the white house.
Go Joe Go! You can remain the classy politician that you are and still take off the gloves.
M Palella at 1:57PM on Aug 22nd 2007
19. Joe Biden gives me hope for the future of this country. An Arizona - American who has traveled extensively, mother who raised 7 amazing educated, conscious, politically diverse and motivated kids, one currently serving in the Mid-East, Please wake up and vote for intelligence, commitment, experience, world class leadership! Biden is honest and forthright, and may help us recover from this debaucle - quagmire we find our country immersed in!
suzi at 6:54AM on Aug 26th 2007