"Please be there for my Dad"...I wish Beau Biden well in Iraq

[Jennicut]

Hope he is okay. I hate that all these soilders and National Guardsmen risk their lives for this mess. Hope he is allright.

[faithfulcitizen]

1. He (Beau) gave an amazing intro. Very touching... "my father, my hero..."

[avaistheone1]

2. Let's keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

[dailykoff]

4. I thought he was Delaware AG

did he finish his term?

[dailykoff]

6. Okay I just checked wiki and it turns out he was elected AG in 2006

and now he's being deployed to Iraq because he's in the National Guard.

W T F!!!!!!!

:wtf:

[murbley40]

36. Yes he is AG .

He could opt out but he chooses to go.

[SeattleGirl]

3. He's in the JAG corp, but he'll still be in a war zone.

I wish him well too, as I do every man and woman there.

[Breeze54]

There is no safe place in Baghdad but he'll be safer than

those sitting on Humvee manning gun turrets with M-50 machine guns.

I wonder if he'll serve for a year? :shrug:

Is he in the Guard? If so, then he should serve 18 months

like all the rest of the Guard has had to do!

[SeattleGirl]

15. I doubt he's getting any special treatment from Bushco.

They don't give a flying fig about any of the people in the military. They've made that abundantly clear.

[Breeze54]

17. Senators can send letters of "protection" to the military and he is the AG of Delaware!!

So, if you think he won't get 'special treatment'... you are naive'.

But I :loveya:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. He's in the JAG corps

Beau should be safe. He'd better be, as we will need him to replace his wonderful dad in the Senate.

[dailykoff]

7. from wiki:

Military service

Biden is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard, and serves as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's office. In August 2007, he received notice that his unit would be deployed to Iraq some time in 2008. He is officially scheduled to deploy on October 3, 2008,<7> the day after his father participates in the campaign's only vice presidential debate. His father is on the record as saying, "I don't want him going. But I tell you what, I don't want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years, and so how we leave makes a big difference." <8>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Biden

This is very weird if elected officials can be deployed to Iraq. I mean, come on.

[1corona4u]

8. He chose to go.

It was something he felt the need to do. For this country.

[dailykoff]

9. Does that mean he had the option of saying no and didn't,

or did he just out-and-out volunteer? Because that would be odd.

[1corona4u]

21. HE signed up.

[Breeze54]

19. Yeah...Riiigghhtt....

It wasn't anything to do with a Presidential election... :sarcasm:

:eyes:

[1corona4u]

22. It wasn't. At All.

It's not worth trying to educate you on the topic. You clearly have issues. Go Google it.

[Breeze54]

23. and.... you are gullible.

'nuff said.

[jillan]

26. Actually - no.

Beau signed up long before Joe ran for President.
Both Joe and Jill begged him not to.

You really think he would put his life on the line so his dad would get elected?
Haha- you're really funny.

[NI4NI]

25. Beau has been in the Guard since August of 2003

http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/april04stories/4-04%20lt%20beau.asp

[LynneSin]

33. Beau signed up in 2003

Which is FIVE years before he ran for AG or Joe ran for president.


Sure Beau probably signed up to have it for his resume since Beau has major politican aspirations but geez, please don't do the repuke job here.

[MiniMe]

12. For a Senator, it is not unusual. Jim Webb's son is in Iraq and I think

that McCain's son is over there too. There are several Senators who have kids in Iraq. But I wonder if they will pull him back since he is now a vice presidential candidate's son?

[dailykoff]

13. The part that's weird is that he's a state Attorney General.

If he goes to Iraq, who handles the office he was elected to? :shrug:

[Patiod]

34. There was an article about this in the Phila Inquirer

(many readers live in Northern Delaware)

Too lazy to look for it, but it basically explained that there are a very few jobs that will get you out of your Guard committments, and this isn't one of them. They said that there are other lawyers in the AG's office that can perform the AG duties, and it will fall on their shoulders, as it would if he were sick or temporarily incapacited (or running for higher office, as many AGs do).

[dailykoff]

42. Thanks -- now it makes sense: 1) he signed up in 2003, 2) he ran for AG in 2006

and go elected, 3) he got called up for service. I just wasn't familiar with the details, but now it makes sense. I hope his tour, if he goes, will be extremely brief.

[Breeze54]

18. AND the Delaware AG?

You can bet on it!

[murbley40]

39. Listen you...

He has had the option to not go,but has chosen to go just as if he was not a Senator's son or Attorney General, that is what a BIDEN does.

[MiniMe]

10. I wonder if they will let him go now that his dad is a VP pick

This could be a Prince Harry type of thing. "They" know he is going to be over there.

[Breeze54]

24. *cough* *cough*

Do you really think he signed up for duty OR do you think it may 'look good' for a Presidential Election?
He may be doing both but going there to JAG is a cushion job. The only weapon he'll be wielding is a pen!

[Jennicut]

11. He seems like a good guy, giving service to his country.

Not like Bush who did nothing in the National Guard.

[GoesTo11]

14. Think he might have a political future?

Next senator of Delaware would be my guess.

[jillan]

16. He is the attorney general in DE, and what is a shame is that

if he wasn't going to Iraq, he would probably be a shoo-in for Joe's Senate seat. :(

[Breeze54]

20. I doubt he'll be gone that long....

He'll be back in time for the swearing in... bet on it.

[Eurobabe]

29. Yeah really. Never thought about that...

[1corona4u]

30. Good point.

[Debi]

41. I don't see why he can't still serve in his Dad's seat when the Obama/Biden ticket wins in November

Unless someone here can come up w/a reason to deny him the seat......:shrug:

[bdamomma]

27. I know he hasn't been deployed but I wish him to come home soon.

[Eurobabe]

28. I think that was why Biden was a little distracted at first

He was worrying about his son. The reality of it is coming. October. {{{{{{{{{{{BEAU cutie pie}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Stay safe dear.

[1corona4u]

32. Yes, and let's not forget to mention...

Joe has been over there many times, and seen the danger first hand. So it probably flooded his thoughts instantly.

[LynneSin]

35. People say "Oh Beau is in the JAG, that's a cush job"

well it is. But he wil also be in Iraq which is a dangerous country. And Beau, along with McCain's one son, are at greater risk because of who they are - they both would make great hostage material for terrorists. Thank goodness they'll both be in Iraq and not Afghanistan.

[LynneSin]

31. Beau Biden is our future - you'll see him again on the DNC stage

I think Joe would love to make sure that Beau got his old seat when Joe becomes VP but not sure if you can give the seat to Beau with him in Iraq.

[ailsagirl]

37. I loved his speech, loved his Dad's speech, love the Bidens

[Debi]

40. I haven't seen anything that says he can't serve in Iraq and serve in the Senate

Just b/c the neo-cons have used it as an excuse NOT to serve our country doesn't mean it can't be done. :patriot:

[Debi]

38. I cannot believe some of the posts in this thread

We've been reading story after story about the Biden family - not cashing in on JRB's position in the Senate - Jill Biden teaching college courses and JRB teaching as well - no one in the family is a millionaire - Mom lives with him - Beau is Delaware's Attorney General - Hunter a lobbyist for Hopsitals and Universities - Ashley is a Social Worker - his sister and niece work for his campaigns - he's the second poorest member of the US Congress with a net worth between $250,000 to negative $300,000.

BUT some here have decided that Beau joined the Nat. Guard to further his career AND is going to Iraq (wink wink) to further his father's career.

REALLY?

:crazy: