Senator Biden Nails It on Meet the Press
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) may in fact be the only Democratic candidate with a solid rational plan for a successful outcome in Iraq. He also appears to be the only Democratic candidate capable of calling it like it is with respect to the political/strategic situation in the now current Iraq “police action”. We agree with Joe Biden, who has been calling for the end to the flawed idea of a “strong Central Iraqi Government” instead focusing on a more decentralized for of government within a loose federation at the national level. This approach provides the best chance for POLITICAL stability in Iraq which MUST come first before the idea of significant troop withdrawal is even plausible. A smart Republican candidate would do well to strongly support Sen. Biden’s rational position thus demonstrating both the capacity of flexibility and that collaboration between both parties is still possible within in American political leadership. We suspect that would play very well with American voters that are tired of the divisiveness on Capitol Hill.
On another front, Joe Biden “nails it”, when he indicated he would NOT cut funding for the troops on the ground as a tactical means to put more pressure on the Bush administration to “end the War”. During the Meet the Press interview, Joe Biden made a compelling, extremely articulate and impressive plea to his colleagues to NOT use funding cuts as a political football at the expense of American military lives. He spoke primarily about the new Cougar HumVee upgrades that are virtually IED proof which are needed to replace current HumVees in theater. The upcoming funding bill if NOT approved would cut funding for these vehicles and would thus DIRECTLY place more American lives at risk. When asked if he would go along with other Democrats and vote to cut funding for the war at the expense of gaining the nomination of the Presidency from his party, he responded in one of the most sincere statements I have seen a politician make on Meet the Press in a very long time. He said he would make the choice to support the troops and the funding even at the expense of loosing the Democratic primary race. Awesome!
Republican front runners should take note and a long and careful look at Senator Bidens’s strategic proposals for shifting the strategy in Iraq toward encouraging the movement toward regional governments under a Federation (Federalist System). He clearly appears one of the few politicians that thinks out of the box and is in fact has the courage to be a REALIST about the situation in Iraq speaking to the consequences of just pulling troops out without a long range plan.
Hats off to Senator Biden. Joe, we know you are a long shot as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, but you at least have this one blogger’s respect for stating the facts and putting forth a true strategy change that makes sense even at the expense of your own political ambitions. Bravo! – ZZ
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on Sunday - Sep 9th, 2007 at 12:59 pm Marcello De Carvalho wrote:
I agree with what was said and i fully support Joe Biden. It is nice to have a “tell it like it is” aproach from someone. Its just sad there are millions of voters who are going to vote for Hillary because she is a woman. I spoke to some people who have not the slightest clue of whats going on with the race and just because she is a women they are voting for her. How sad that it has come to this. Anyway GREAT JOB JOE! KEEP IT UP!
on Sunday - Sep 9th, 2007 at 1:10 pm zzb wrote:
It’s very sad Marcello !! Modern media has turned running for President into a popularity contest. There is an entire segment of the voting population which looks only at the most superfluous attributes of a candidate and never take the time to understand the issues. We have become a society who’s politics is dominated by Madison Ave. and popularity polls.
Yes… Joe Biden did an outstanding job on Meet the Press this morning demonstrating passion, courage and integrity while making a very rational case for a) Change in course (not from the military side of the problem but from the “form of government” side of the problem in Iraq. And b) Showed the courage to stand up for principle, even at the cost of loosing the primary, cautioning his Democratic collegues NOT to use congressional funding as a weapon against the President at the expense of the lives of young Americans in uniform. I say… Bravo Joe. We need more leaders with the courage you displayed today on Tim Russert’s show !!
on Sunday - Sep 9th, 2007 at 8:30 pm Irishspacemonk wrote:
The problem is, Meet The Press is Joseph Biden’s comfortable soapbox. I’ve watched Biden and Charles Schumer make great points, and wax eloquent on Meet The Press for many years now. And I remember thinking “why don’t these guy’s run?” But then they get on a national stage where the actually have to appeal to the average voter, and they just don’t connect. Perhaps they sound too experienced. Biden will be in someone else’s Democrat administration come 2009, as sad as it may be for his supporters.
on Sunday - Sep 9th, 2007 at 11:03 pm zzb wrote:
It really is a shame the way our political process works sometimes. Hype over substance… Sad.
You are right, when on the national stage (or on the stump where the media sits like vultures waiting for a mistake) he tends to stumble. He was spot on this morning however !!
on Sunday - Sep 9th, 2007 at 11:08 pm scotty777 wrote:
I am not crazy about some of his viewpoints… especially on 2nd Amendment rights, but his logic was pretty damn good about decentralizing the government and also not holding the lives of our soldiers hostage by threatening to cut funding. Bush will just veto… everyone knows it.
on Monday - Sep 10th, 2007 at 2:02 pm JDS wrote:
I’m counting on the American people to get it right this time around and elect a REAL leader. Joe Biden has a command of every issue that faces our nation today AND solutions to deal with them. He’s respected around the world and on both sides of the aisle. This is THE MOST important election in decades and we cannot fail as a people. Hillary, I believe, will divide our country. The Republicans will be ABSOLUTELY relentless with attacks on her. Ten times worse than what they did to her husband. NOTHING will get done if she were elected. America cannot afford a dogfight in congress for four years. There’s too much at stake for our country and people around the world. I like Obama, but I’d like to see him as a VP to someone like Joe Biden to acquire the correct experience needed to be President of the United States. God Bless you Joe!!! Our country and this world needs you in these troubled times.
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