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Biden's Politics

Trying to watch the convention is like trying to get into your car through the driver's window. Why do it? But, then again, why not?

Who would have thought Biden would be the one to bring some energy to a flat convention? He is a very attractive candidate. Salt of the earth one person said.

He will no doubt be loyal but his record is more Lieberman like than Pelosi / Reed ideological. This Slate article says that Biden is actually all over the place. But pragmatically so. The writer feels that pragmatic angst may be self-cancelling however…

The interesting thing about [Biden's] prescription for the Middle East is that, in theory, it's not that different from President George W. Bush's. He once said, “I believe President Bush's strong rhetorical support for democracy has made a difference by creating space for and emboldening modernizers and moderates.” Biden would cautiously continue that policy—when circumstances allow. In other words, never. That's the essential difference between Biden and Bush: the measure of practicality they apply to the reforms they both want to see.