Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President

[dajoki]

June 17, 2008
Biden: I'd Make a Great President, Secretary of State, Vice President
@ 1:53 pm by Walter Alarkon
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/17/biden-id-make-a-great-president-secretary-of-state-vice-president/

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) enthusiastically confirmed Tuesday his aspirations in a Barack Obama administration, telling reporters that he doesn't want to join the ticket — but would take it if asked.

"I'd make a great president. I 'd make a great Secretary of State. I'd make a great vice president," said Biden, who was responding to reports that he could join an Obama administration. "There are a lot of people out there who want the job. I'm not one of them… (But) you'd have to take it. There's not a single, solitary person who, with Barack Obama as the presidential nominee in this most historic of races, who if asked would say 'no.' I wouldn't say 'no.' I hope he doesn't ask me.

"But if he asked me, I'd say yes. I'm not being coy."

Biden avoided endorsing either Obama or Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) during the entire primary process.

[On the Road]

1. Actually, It Does Sound Kind of Coy

but otherwise it's pure Joe Biden.

[jobycom]

2. It's both! Pure, coy Joe Biden!

:rofl: What a great answer.

[dajoki]

31. "I hope he doesn't ask me"

Truly coy!!

[Alter Ego]

3. Hold out for Secretary of State, Joe.

Your frankness is endearing to many Democrats, but it turns off a lot of other people (for some odd reason).

[Javaman]

4. All three!! ;) lol nt

[Debi]

13. Ha!

:patriot:

Seriously, Biden is a gem. He would have made a great Commander in Chief.


Lee Mercer, Jr.? Not so much... :rofl:

[Javaman]

15. Ahhh but has Lee Mercer conceded yet? I think he's a man to watch!!

He's going to take it all the way to the convention!! :rofl:

[lyonn]

5. Personally I love his "pure Biden" style

He is simply out there with how he believes and feels. Guess that is not being politically correct now days. Oh well, I'm a strong supporter for any position Obama may give him.

[Bucky]

6. I love that man for his head full of smarts and his ass full of baloney.

Yes, he'd make a great VP. But, jeeze, Joe, you're not supposed to say it that way!

Why doesn't this man have a show on MSNBC?

[Muttocracy]

7. I remember in the debates people saying, well, if he doesn't win

he could host a show or do standup.

I would like him as a powerful Sec of State. At the SFRC hearings last week he talked about hoping his committee could start to provide guidance for the next administration.

[lyonn]

8. I take it he is being honest, not coy

Others play the coy game.

Let's face it, who was the candidate that insisted we needed to pay more attention to Pakistan?

[dajoki]

11. I like the way you put it...

I love that man for his head full of smarts and his ass full of baloney.
He just doesn't seem to care who he offends or how he does it, but he speaks his mind. That is one of the reasons I'd like to see him on the ticket, he would be a great attack dog.

[dajoki]

12. Now, that's what I'm talking about!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6380306

[bdamomma]

9. he would be the best in any position.

I just hope Biden is paying attention to what is going on with the drum beating in Iran.

[blues90]

10. Don't forget , Biden brought you the new bank ruptcy bill

[Debi]

14. Yea!!! since being elected in 1972 Joe Biden has done nothing for America other than VOTE FOR

the Bankruptcy Bill :bounce:

:thumbsup:

[K Gardner]

16. How many times did we hear this same old refrain before he dropped out, Debi.. I frankly

am sick of it. I got an email from Joe today, as I'm sure you did, wanting my opinion on how to move things forward.. LOL..

I wrote back and said: Biden for VP !

[Debi]

21. It's the only thing the doubters can come up with. So sad for them n/t

[Eurobabe]

22. Agreed, one issue

concern trolls. :eyes:

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. That's why VP is out of the question. He's much better on foreign policy issues

even if he voted for the IWR. He's been right on Pakistan all along and Obama's talk of Pakistan convinced me that he's been listening and receiving cues from Biden. I think Biden is a much better diplomat and has command of the issues. His only problem if that he tends to run off at the mouth at times, which is another reason why he cannot be VP. We can't afford for the Obama campaign to be forced to respond or clean up every time Biden says something out of left field. Still, I'd like to see him be the Sec. of State.

[Debi]

20. Yes, because domestic issues like funding local police forces or stopping violence against women

are solely the responsibility of the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Biden is well-rounded politically and personally and he'd be a great Vice-President, Secretary of State or ANY type of member of the President's Cabinet. People who want to put Biden down conveniently ignore his 30someodd year history in the Senate.

He's an incredible man.

[Muttocracy]

24. it's funny how he was forced to head Judiciary Comm. when he's just a foreign policy guy... nt

[Debi]

26. Well, to be fair in this administration, a fair judiciary is a foreign concept! n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. SECRETARY OF STATE!!!

I think that's what he wants and I think that he'd be the BEST choice!! :applause::applause:

[PatSeg]

18. He's one of a kind, that Joe

No one does it like Joe AND he would have been a "great president".

[LynneSin]

23. Wow, to think the VP/SoS was on my porch this past weekend

How cool would that be!!! I hope I get the picture soon!

[Debi]

27. Until you provide us photographic evidence I think you're spoofing us

:crazy: Was it REALLY Joe Biden?

[LynneSin]

30. Yes it was really Biden but I didn't take the picture

One of his staffers did and was to email it to me

[knixphan]

28. we used to LOVE straight-shooters in this country...wha hoppen?

Go Joe!

[NC_Nurse]

29. Love it. He's great.

:D