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Entries tagged with 'Joe Biden'On Afghanistan: Commit or quit ...Re: "Obama says force won't be slashed -- But he indicates to leaders that he's still unsure about buildup," Wednesday news story. Oct. 7 was the eighth anniversary of our entry into war in Afghanistan. It was also my first-born... On 'Hits and Misses': What's wrong with sentiment?Re: "Hits and Misses," Saturday Editorials. Obviously, The Dallas Morning News didn't appreciate Mike Snyder ending his final 10 p.m. newscast with, "I love you, Jane." Have the editors really become so jaded that they can't enjoy pure, unscripted sentiment?... Biden did mean what he saidI was watching the live interview Matt Lauer conducted with Vice President Joe Biden when Biden said he would advise his family to avoid airplanes and subways. Later, I read several different stories from various people in the administration trying... Swine flu: What should we do? (belated Topic of the Day)The Fort Worth school district has shut down. Dallas has closed one school. Assorted community events have been canceled. Vice President Joe Biden ratcheted everyone up to red-alert mode with his alarmist don't-take-transit directive. Of course, Rod battoned down the... Joe Biden on swine flu: avoid planes and trainsJoe Biden just demonstrated why a high-ranking public official can't honestly answer a personal question without setting policy, or at least setting off a firestorm. In response to a swine flu question, Biden told Matt Lauer on the Today... Obama on Biden: "I don't know what Joe's talking about"It was probbaly Joe being Joe last week when the vice president tried to handicap the administration's odds of putting together a successful four years. So when a reporter asked Obama for a response to Biden's comments, we got... Better campaigning from McCain, Obama (Topic of the Day)Pit bulls, lipstick, Joe the Plumber, guns and religion, $150,000 clothes bills, Muslim terrorists in the White House, socialism and Real Americans. In the past few weeks, these are the topics that have dominated the presidential campaign at a time... Presidential polls predict world crisis? (Topic o' the day)If these words had come out of John McCain or, God forbid, Sarah Palin, we could have dismissed them as just more desperate, mean-spirited Republican attack campaigning. But they didn't: "Mark my words, it will not be six months before... The deception of David Brooks (Topic of the Day)Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks thinks Sarah Palin is "not even close" to being ready for the vice presidency. And he believes she is a "fatal cancer to the Republican party." Of course, you wouldn't know that from... Mom Report: VP debate editionFrom the heart of Middle America -- Cleveland -- here's what Mom has to say about the VP debate. (Keep in mind she's wouldn't vote for a Republican if there were a gun to my head.) Biden's grade: "A-plus" "He... Gaffe-less Palin-Biden debate? HardlyI don't know what Biden was talking about when he said the United States and France kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon. If anything, it was the other way around. Hezbollah never went anywhere, and it was the Americans and French... Live blogging for Palin-Biden debate
Same questions asked of Palin and Biden... the quality of the responses differs, though ...... Sounding Off: Will you watch tonight's debate? (Topic of the Day)In our weekly Sounding Off feature, we asked, "Will you watch Thursday night's vice-presidential debate? If so, what will you be looking for?" With 220 shout-outs from our sounding off-ers, it was plain as day that most were looking forward... Is Gwen Ifill fair and balanced? Yes, with integrity to spare ...For people just now getting wind of the fact that Gwen Ifill, the moderator for tomorrow night's VP debate is working on a book about black politicians, including Obama, you may be interested in this profile of Ms. Ifill written... Live blogging for Palin-Biden debateWhile you're watching the debate tomorrow night, you might also want to drop in on the blog. The members of the editorial board will be sharing their thoughts in real time, and we'll ask a few spot-polls. It will all... The Sarah Palin effect, so farLampooned from the first day as a "laugh-out-loud" choice, John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate might not look so dumb after all. If you don't trust your eyes and ears, some hot-n-fresh polling data would indicate... Mom Report -- Dem convention editionMom has watched it all. She's seen the Dem convention on CNN, CSPAN, MSNBC, even Fox (I got to her). From the "crucial battleground state" of Ohio, here's insight from Mom (a Dem-for-life, FDR-worshipping Clevelander whose congressman is Dennis Kucinich).... Biden: 'I'm not the guy'Interesting post over on The Hotline blog that will disappoint some of my colleagues: As Joe Biden left his home a few minutes ago with golf clubs, NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli asked him where he was going to be on Saturday.... The reason Mom (but not Obama) loves Joe Biden ...... is his candor. On Meet the Press yesterday, he couldn't help himself and spoke some of his true thoughts on Obama's flip-flip on public funds for campaign financing. Excerpts: SEN. BIDEN: The irony is, although he has changed his... |