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Tapper: 'Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... As Tapper posted moments ago at his "Political Punch" blog, Biden doesn't share the same supposed disdain for lobbyist cash as his presumptive running mate (emphasis added throughout, photo courtesy UPI): ...

Matt Lewis: Obama / Biden '08 -- What it Says About Barack
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... on a symbolic purpose, as well as a practical purpose. And rather than reinforcing his "change" message, Obama has made a calculated decision to choose a consummate Washington insider who has been a career politician. This says something about Obama. Aside from being a tacit admission he lacks experience needed to be POTUS, this, of course, is further proof that Obama is more a pragmatic Chicago pol than he is a change agent. For example, while Obama criticizes lobbyist money, Biden has profited from it. I only wonder how "progressive" bloggers and young Obama supporters ...

Links for 2008-08-23 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Hannah-Beth Jackson The Senator from MBNA - Byron York on Joe Biden on National Review Online Barack Obama's choice of Joseph Biden as his running mate is likely to bring up lots of old stories about the long-time senator from Delaware. In 1998, someone called me to talk about the sale of Biden's house, which had been a minor issue in his re-elect Political ad watch: 19th Senate District : Local News : Ventura County Star Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In - Political Punch The industry that ...

links for 2008-08-24
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: joe_biden barack_obama rudy_giuliani) Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In - Political Punch The industry that has given Biden the most cash has been lawyers/law firms ($6,567,404) followed by real ...

So . . . Biden
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... And yet, Barack Obama decided to undermine his message of change by going ahead and picking a Vice Presidential candidate who has spent 35 years in the United States Senate--and really hasn't had any meaningful experience outside the United States Senate for the whole of his working life. And Biden's insider status doesn't just come from longevity. It also comes from the fact that he is exceedingly well-connected to the lobbying industry and has done well by their generosity: ...

worst vice presidential pick ever
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... opensecrets reports for campaign years 1998 through 2004 alone, mbna was indeed biden’s top contributor—$214,050. in 2006, mbna contributed $80,625; in this campaign cycle, for 2008, bank of america has contributed $58,000 and mbna corp, $56,625. more on biden’s lobbyist cash here. ...