thewashingtonnote.com - 8/22/2008
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And you thought he was just good at foreign policy. . .
Working Mother Magazine -- the journal of record for what Obama senior policy adviser Karen Kornbluh called "the juggler family" and a place to learn about "the mommy tax" -- has honored Joe Biden with its "Best of Congress Award."
From the magazine:
Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., D-Delaware
Staffers 76
Working-mom staffers ...
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Biden the Longest-Serving Legislator Ever on a National Ticket
thenextright.com 8/25/2008 — Here's a fun little fact -- at no time in the 232 year history of the Republic have we ever had a major party nominee for President or Vice President who has served longer in Congress than Joe Biden.
Considering Senate service alone, and Biden is a ...
Obama Picks Biden: A Conventional But Effective Choice?
blogs.cqpolitics.com 8/23/2008 — A piece on Biden I posted at Mother Jones .... .
In the end, Barack Obama used unconventional means to announce a conventional choice for his running-mate.
Via a three A.M. text message sent to the cell phones of his supporters, donors and ...
Two (More) Biden-Related Thoughts —
Swampland
From TIME's Amy Sullvan:
1. The selection of Joe Biden as Obama's running mate means one thing I haven't seen mentioned anywhere: The return of Mrs. Biden! Not the Senator's wife, Jill, but his feisty 90-year-old mother, Jean. She lives with the Bidens in Delaware and was a hoot on the campaign trail during the primaries. As Chris Matthews reminded viewers this afternoon, Biden gets his ...
Biden heads for Springfield —
The Swamp
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who is Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's pick as his running mate, kisses his mother Jean, left, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at their home in Greenville, Del. (AP Photo/ Suchat Pederson)
Say It Ain’t Joe! (So.) —
Unqualified Offerings
On AOTP, I discover Biden has an 82% rating from the ACLU. But Radley Balko suggests the ACLU are easy graders: But from a policy perspective, it’s a disaster. Biden has sponsored more damaging drug war legislation than any Democrat in Congress. Hate the way federal ...
James P. Rubin: Senator Biden is the Right Man at the Right Time —
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Senator Joe Biden's foreign policy experience and wisdom are unmatched in American politics. There is no one in Congress who has been around as long, who understands the international realities better, or whose judgment has proven sounder than Joe Biden's.
Having worked with him for five years and remained in close touch ever since, I am convinced he is the kind of leader America needs ...
There is something about the Senate -- —
The Reaction
By Carol Gee This campaign has been all about the senators . Not many Senators have ascended to the presidency. And now the rout of outsiders is complete and a senator will be elected President in 2008, and perhaps Vice President. The AP and MSNBC confirmed that Senator Joe Biden will be Senator Obama's running mate. We are not surprised , but that is OK. All the signs pointed in Biden's ...
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