VP-elect Biden hopes to be a hands-on No. 2

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON – Vice President-elect Joe Biden was all smiles Thursday when he paid a courtesy call the man he will succeed, Dick Cheney. But he has insisted he wants to be nothing like him. Biden has called Cheney "the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history" and said he couldn't name a single good thing Cheney had done.

But even if he won't acknowledge any similarities, there's one way that Biden wants to be like Cheney — a strong partner in governing the country.

Biden is proving to be a hands-on No. 2 to President-elect Barack Obama. He is carving out his own niche, specializing in foreign affairs, his area of expertise for decades in the Senate, and sticking close to Obama.

Past vice presidents have often been relegated to ceremonial roles, without major input on daily decisions. But the last two vice presidents, Cheney and Al Gore, have been extraordinarily involved and insisted on private weekly lunches with their bosses.

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1. I love JOE the Vice President !

He's going to be fun and exciting to watch. Hope he will reverse the damage the Cheney Administration has do to The Appalachian Mountains. Decapitating mountains for the love of money, leaving us further in poverty. Main Street Appalachia and Pound are third world America.

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