Is Joe Biden thinking presidential thoughts?

In the years since, Biden, now in his sixth term in office, has chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee and has led the war on drugs. He now is the ranking Democrat on the the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In the era of a less-than-dynamic John Kerry, a maverick Howard Dean, a respectful Joe Lieberman, a ubiquitous Dick Gephardt, a reserved Al Sharpton, and a few other wannabes, Biden stands out as the most charismatic politician in his party. The extent of his knowledge and experience is unchallenged. He is the go-to man when the national news broadcasts seek a powerful and respected Democrat. It is a truth that few politicians in Washington will actually speak their minds.

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What will he do? Forecasting what a politician will do is risky business for a journalist. But I can tell you this: His team is already designated for New Hampshire and Iowa, waiting patiently in case he flashes the green light.

Larry Kane is a former Philadelphia newsanchor. He has connections and is well-respected. I suspect Biden is using him as a trial balloon.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/6466271.htm

I'm not one of them. I think Joe serves best in the Senate. He is kind of full of himself.

I thought Biden was charismatic in 1988.. but now? What has he done with his Foreign Relations Committee seat except to enable the Chimpministration?

Sure, he's coveted for talk shows.. Because he's practically a spokesperson for the Bushistas. There was never a jab at the White House that Biden took advantage of....

Biden's done.

maybe the best campaigner, and a true progressive on social issues. That's why it's such a tragedy that he's pissed it all away being a mr. nice guy Chimpy enabler on the Foreign Relations Committee.

What a waste. Joe, if you'd done your job, exposed the chimp's foreign policy for the train wreck it is you'd be almost a shoe in. Instead you had to make sure everyone liked you.

You mean like:

"Think I'll fuck with Colin some more."
"Wonder where unka Dick went."
"Where's the pretzels?"
"Oo! Look at the tits on that babe!"
"Where's Condi? I'd like a cup of coffee."

compared to "charisma Biden"

go repuke, Biden.

OMG!!!!....The DLC certainly is truely falling down the tubes!!!

I honestly think the DLC is a Republican LITE Faction that
does dirty work for the Bushes!!!!

Biden is a WHIMP next to the rest of them!!!

He wants to run. You can tell by just listening to him over the past year. He thinks he can beat this crowd of Democrats. I doubt it.

His secret war resolution deal with Bush, that he made at the WH along with Gephardt and Lieberman, destroyed my respect for him. That deal solidified Dem support for the blank check on the Iraq war.

He said later (National Press Club), "the President looked me in the eye and said 'How about it, Mr. Chairman. Are you with me or against me?' I told him 'I'm with you Mr. President, as long as you promise to go to the American people and explain why your doing this.'"

Then, excusing his willingness to give W a blank check well in advance of the UN efforts, Biden said "I've been around a long time, and I think I know when I can trust somebody. I trust the President to go to the UN and make every effort to get other nations to join with us. I may be wrong. But I think I can trust him."

Well, Joe, you were wrong. You were so freaking proud of being the one who's support was needed to take the nation to war. You sold your soul to Bush in exchange for what, exactly? We'll never know.

Every time I hear the man get up and try to impress everyone with
the cleverness he wrongly believes he has (such as when he helped
destroy his own witness, Anita Hill), all I can think of how much
like Jar-Jar Binks he is.