One thing about Joe Biden, he sure has Obama's back -

[jillan]

Thank you Joe!
Biden is responding to attacks on Obama whenever they come up.
Biden also addressed this issue, I believe on MTP, the first time it was thrown out there.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/17/1203867.aspx



Biden responds to DeMint's letter Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:19 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: 2008, Biden, Obama
From NBC's Mark Murray
Remember that letter that South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint (R) sent to Obama -- over the fact that the Foreign Relations subcommittee that Obama chairs hasn't held a hearing on the issue of Afghanistan?


Well, Foreign Relations Committee chairman Joe Biden -- a possible Obama veep pick -- responds to DeMint with his own letter. "As you are aware, under my chairmanship the Foreign Relations Committee has addressed most Afghanistan issues at the full committee level. I believe that this is the best way of ensuring the most comprehensive examination of the complex issues involved, and of ensuring the highest-level Administration participation," he writes.

"On the particular issue of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan, we have held three full committee hearings in the last 22 months... At all three of these hearings, we were fortunate enough to have the expert testimony ... of former NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander-Europe, Gen. James R. Jones (USMC, ret.). At my request, Sen. Obama chaired the confirmation hearing for our next ambassador to NATO, which he focused on NATO’s mission in Afghanistan."

Biden concludes, "Sen. Obama has displayed great leadership on this issue: he called nearly a year ago for the deployment of at least two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan -- it has since become the accepted position of a wide range of U.S. military officials, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I look forward to working closely with him, and with you, on any future Afghanistan hearings that might be held in our committee."

[SwampG8r]

1. you go joe

hes a fiesty guy when you get on his bad side

[jillan]

3. Yeah - just ask Rudy.

:P

[NYC_SKP]

2. Joe's a piston. K and R. nt

[Peacetrain]

4. I have always like Joe Biden!

[Eurobabe]

5. Joe is the best

:applause: :applause:

[liberalla]

6. Thank you Senator Biden!

DeMint is da'weasel.

[AllentownJake]

7. I would love to see him on the ticket

No better attack dog to unleash on McCain than Senator Biden. That's one of the VP candidate's primary jobs and not only would Joe be good at it...I'd think he'd enjoy it :evilgrin:

To be honest with me its between him and Hillary because they both can take it to the GOP really well.

Plus I think he's has the oratory skill to word things in a way that may cause a McCain breakdown.

[PDittie]

8. Obama-Biden

That's the ticket.

[Sick_of_Rethuggery]

9. Biden is good,

but Kerry is better: sharper, more whole-hearted embrace of Obama and in your face on stupidity!

He has learned the lessons of 2004 really well (he did great himself in 2004, it is just that he did not have surrogates as good, including that weak, weak Veep of his).

[Patchuli]

12. I learned a lesson in 2004 too

Kerry gave up much too easily for me. And exactly what was "weak" about Edwards?!

[samsingh]

10. that's good because he used to have bush's back.

[mopinko]

11. this is how it works, guys.

let's hope this keeps up.

[Steely_Dan]

13. He was MY First Choice...n/t