justinrr1
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Tue Jun-26-07 11:03 AM
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Craig Crawford goes to bat for Joe Biden |
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Craig Crawford's Trail Mix: Biden's Iraq Plan on a Roll By Craig Crawford | 11:30 AM; Jun. 25, 2007 |
If Sen. Joe Biden’s political fortunes could match his policy strength, the Delaware Democrat’s presidential bid should be getting somewhere.
But his campaign is stuck in the lower tiers — despite his growing role in what could turn out to be the big compromise on Iraq war policy between the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats.
Biden has long advocated decentralizing Iraq as a way of stabilizing the country while creating what he calls a “soft landing” for the U.S. to ease to the sidelines. And, for the first time, the Bush administration hinted recently that Biden’s so-called federalism plan, which is attracting bipartisan support from lawmakers, might be worth considering.
“Perhaps we have gotten too focused on the central government, and not enough on the provinces and on the tribes and what is happening in those areas,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently told reporters during a trip to Iraq.
If Biden does take the lead in curing the nation’s biggest headache, surely his presidential campaign deserves a boost.
I couldnt agree more with Mr. Crawford.
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Tue Jun-26-07 11:07 AM
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1. He just gave a good talk on poverty in the Senate well. nt |
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Tue Jun-26-07 01:39 PM
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3. I am really impressed that Gates is looking at it as well |
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3338218is another thread on this from yesterday. Thanks Justinrr for keeping the discussion going. It is also impressive, and encouraging that the b*sh admin is at least looking at other options.
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