Biden: National Security Key in 2008

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070221/D8NDQBN80.html

Biden: National Security Key in 2008
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Feb 20, 8:51 PM (ET)

By SCOTT SONNER

RENO, Nev. (AP) - The last time Sen. Joe Biden ran for president, he was in a crowded field with Al Gore, Jessie Jackson, Michael Dukakis and others seeking the 1988 Democratic nomination. Ronald Reagan was president, Vice President George H.W. Bush was bidding to succeed him, the Unabomber was waging a war of terror and "The Simpsons" were beginning their rise to TV fame.

Debate on the campaign trail was about Iran-Contra, Reagan tax cuts, gun control and the death penalty.

"Back then, there was still a Cold War going on," Biden, D-Del., said in an interview Tuesday. "The Soviet Union still existed. Gorbachev was a big subject."


Democratic presidential hopefuls, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. right, greets former Iowa governor and presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, before the Scott County Democrats' Red,White and Blue Dinner in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Holst)

"The biggest difference now is it's about national security, national security, national security and then everything else," he told The Associated Press.

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[Purveyor]

1. He'll need to change that tune in a hurry as he walz's across Michigan... n/t

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. If Joe could only get on TV he might be President

Ya know that picture was taken just before Biden pushed Vilsack to the side to get to a TV camera in the corner.

[Zenlitened]

3. Um, Mr. Senator, that was the 2004 election.

This time, it's about the "everything."

We're gonna need a President who can seriously multi-task. :(