Dan Froomkin: Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First

flpoljunkie

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Dan Froomkin: Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First

Dan Froomkin
Posted: April 20, 2010 01:58 PM

Biden To Wall-Street-Friendly Democrats: The Middle Class Comes First

Vice President Biden today challenged a gathering of Wall-Street-friendly Democrats to join President Obama in making sure that this economic recovery, unlike the last one, actually benefits the middle class.

"I have one question. I have one challenge to you all. What policy steps will once again link productivity growth and middle-class incomes?" Biden asked the audience. "I hope collectively we can find an answer.

"The middle class needs to get its fair share again," Biden said. "It sounds like a trite political slogan, but, folks, the system is not going to work if they do not believe they're getting a fair share commensurate with the effort they put in."

Biden was speaking at the relaunch of the Hamilton Project, a think tank founded by ultimate Wall Street Democrat Robert Rubin to publicly despair about the deficit and other things bankers worry about the most.

So his speech was something of a shot across the bow.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/biden-to-wall-street-frie_n_544753.html

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RUMMYisFROSTED

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Tue Apr-20-10 02:32 PM
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1. The People's VP!

:woohoo:

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Jackpine Radical

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Tue Apr-20-10 02:45 PM
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2. Go, Joe.

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Cha

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Tue Apr-20-10 02:46 PM
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3. Really nice to see something by

Dan Froomkin and such good news from Biden who is VP of the People's Admin.

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rfranklin

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Tue Apr-20-10 02:47 PM
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4. a bit hypocritical considering his role in the bankruptcy bill

that was a complete screwing of the average joe.

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rudy23

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Tue Apr-20-10 02:50 PM
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5. Absolutely.

I know someone who that bill affected very heavily. A former member of the middle class.

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fujiyama

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Wed Apr-21-10 12:48 AM
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7. Found it kinda ironic myself

Edited on Wed Apr-21-10 12:59 AM by fujiyama

coming from the Senator from then MBNA (now Bank of America)...

But becoming VP can change one's outlook and politics (check out Al Gore)...and of course, he has to support Obama's agenda now anyways.

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KoKo

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Wed Apr-21-10 06:04 AM
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8. ...and his role in pushing through Clarence Thomas for the Supremes...

Let's hope this is more than "talk" by Biden. But, very often "talk" is used to diffuse attention from issues and for spin.

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BrklynLiberal

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Tue Apr-20-10 03:00 PM
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6. The more I see him, and the more I hear him, the more I like him.

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