Excellent radio interview with Senator Joe Biden today on "Fresh Air"

[Up2Late]

If you ever wondered why some here are such big supporters of Sen. Joe Biden (D - Delaware), this interview might help you understand. Yes, I know some of you are angry that he's not a "Knee-Jerk Liberal" in the ways he votes, but you should really hear this interview if you want to better understand the major issues facing Democrats and all Left and centrist Americans today. (Personally, I don't think his chances are very good at becoming President, but hey, we'll see)

In Thick of Issues, Biden Sees a Presidential Bid

Listen to this story...(at link above)
by Terry Gross

Fresh Air from WHYY, February 7, 2006 · Sen. Joe Biden has been in the spotlight lately, due to his work on two panels: the Judiciary Committee, which questioned new Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and the Foreign Relations Committee, on which Biden is the top Democrat.

The past eight months have also seen Biden's name mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 2008. In June of 2005, he told CBS's Bob Schieffer that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination.

Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, at the age of 29. But the longest-serving senator in Delaware history still commutes from his home state to Washington, D.C., by Amtrak.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5192969

[IndyOp]

1. Show me the legislation he's introduced to combat election fraud -

and I'll think about him. -- My standard reply to all Dem hopefuls.

In the meantime, no thanks.

Edit: Missing 'him'...

[Up2Late]

4. I find it very offensive that someone so closed minded would use my Guru

...as their avatar.

I understand where you are coming from, my vote was sold to Diebold in 2002, but choosing to remain ignorant of what Biden IS working on, instead of what he's not, is just silly.

The Democratic party would truly be doomed if everyone thought the way you do.

[IndyOp]

5. I find your angry/exclusionary tone to be not in keeping w/ the Lama (nt)

Peace.

[Up2Late]

6. This is not Anger

I feel only pity for you.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. So what does it matter if

he has some legislation out there and he runs and if he gets the nomination if he doesn't get the votes like John Kerry with diebold? As long as there is diebold there's no democratic administration.

[FreedomAngel82]

10. So far only John Kerry has my vote

He teamed up with Barbara Boxer and Hillary Clinton right after the 2004 election for that and he still has that lawsuit in Ohio (as far as I know). He's done a lot of work in the Senate since 2004 and was the only one willing to fight against Alito and stand up for me.

[mdmc]

21. I thought Kerry Edwards refused to contest Ohio

and left it up to the greens to show election fraud. Is this not true?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Biden is a phony.

Sure, he can talk a good show (when he's not bloviating and grandstanding for the media). But what counts is not what he says, but how he votes. And far too often, he doesn't support his fine talk with his votes -- like when he screwed the little guy by supporting that gawdawful bankruptcy law. That was just unforgivable for a guy who claims to be a Democrat. Joe MBNA Biden can go pound sand.

[beaconess]

3. Blowhard - all talk, no action

[bobbieinok]

7. heard part of this----good points made about how Gingrich changed

congress and ability of people to work together

--made pointed remarks about how republicans in house and senate get together to make their versions of a bill agree and then ADD important things neither voted on

--I learned his wife and one child died shortly before his first inauguration as senator and how he with family help cared for his 2 injured sons as he worked his first term

[FreedomAngel82]

12. How sad

I didn't know that with him. :(

[BigYawn]

8. Biden would make a better president than any other democrat

IMHO. He has visited more countries, talked to more
foreign leaders than any other senator I can think of.

He has the best understanding of the middle-east, THE
MOST volatile region of the world.

[karynnj]

9. Kerry has visited as many

Kerry's grasp of international terrorism and crime is extremely necessary.

My problem with Biden is that there are times when he seems less than trustworthy and extremely self centered.

[FreedomAngel82]

13. Not really

John Kerry does as well. Isn't Biden a PNACer? Try to find Kerry's book "The New War." You can find it at a good price at amazon.com

[radio4progressives]

15. ohhhhhh mmyyyy gawwwd...

:scared: :nuke: :scared:

[patrioticliberal]

17. I know...some people have drunk the Koolaid

[radio4progressives]

14. I never see big support or even a little bit of support for Biden

I could never bring myself to listen on purpose to an interview with Biden, i can't stand to listen to him in hearings or sunday morning talk shows - he's awful - if biden is the best this party can come up with to run in 2008 - i can't even imagine how much worse it could get -i mean really - that would just do it in for me forever.

[Up2Late]

16. I don't support him for president either, but this interview was done...

...right after he had finish grilling A.G. Gonzales! He has some very choice things to say about what had just gone on, and made some excellent points.

He also admitted he was wrong to trust Bush and his Cabal re: Iraq, he said something like, "...If I had know the level of disagreement and incompetence...I would have never..."

It's really quite good stuff.

[0007]

19. Biden does do some good stuff and then on the other hand

makes some boo boo that pisses me off.

[Tesha]

18. I listened to the interview; Biden convinced me he's a fool.

His paen to the virtues of John McCain sickened me, and one only need
to search for the "McCain letter to Obama" here in DU to understand
that Biden simply doesn't understand *ANY* of what's going on around
him.

Tesha

[cleveramerican]

20. Biden is a smart, thoughtful legislator......

not given to snap judgments or easy feel-good answers. I have long thought his is the voice of today's democrats. I'm not surprised he gets hammered in forums such as this.