marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 8/23/2008
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Quotes making the rounds of GOPers:
"I've been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain
and others subsequent to my saying that." -- Meet the Press, November 27, 2005 "The only guy on the other side who's qualified is John McCain." -- MSNBC,
October 30, 2007 "John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to
run with ...
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Bart Motes: How Joe Biden Should Respond to McCain's Attack Ad
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... on his feet, but here's my advice on how to handle it--and it will be asked on the all Sunday bobblehead shows this weekend.
Gosh, Joe Biden, you seemed to have kind words for John McCain and not think so highly of Barack Obama. Why, you said in 2005, that
"John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off" -- The Daily Show, August 2, 2005 via Marc Ambinder
And, in 2007, you questioned whether Barack Obama was ready to lead! ...
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