Joe Biden and the political establishment's overriding goal

Rather than build up the credentials of a party deeply mistrusted by the public on foreign affairs, Biden often seems more interested in advertising his own accomplishments. In the wake of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Biden did, in fact, champion an anti-terrorism bill similar to the one now before Congress (though it was, as he complains, badly watered down by anti-government conservatives and leftist civil libertarians). And Biden doesn't let you forget it. "I introduced the terrorism bill in '94 that had a lot of these things in it," he bragged to NBC's Tim Russert on September 30. When I spent the day with him later that week, Biden mentioned the legislation to me, and to several other reporters he encountered, no fewer than seven times. "When I was chairman in '94 I introduced a major antiterrorism bill--back then," he says in the morning, flashing a knowing grin and pausing for effect. (Never mind that he's gotten the year wrong.) Back in his office later that afternoon, he brings it up yet again. "I drafted a terrorism bill after the Oklahoma City bombing. And the bill John Ashcroft sent up was my bill."

I found this article and thought it might be interesting to those folks concerned with the Patriot Act and who are interested in change as touted by the democratic party. Food for thought and this is an opinion article not hard news.

Joe Biden and the political establishment's overriding goal

Interesting article.

And let's not forget that Obama voted for the FISA bill after pledging he was going to filibuster it.

I'm not sure, but aren't Biden and Obama both CFR?

Can all the star-struck followers really be that gullible?

Originally posted by jamie83
Interesting article.

And let's not forget that Obama voted for the FISA bill after pledging he was going to filibuster it.

I'm not sure, but aren't Biden and Obama both CFR?

Can all the star-struck followers really be that gullible?

lol this is america jamie, gullibility is our middle name

sad i know, but its the reality we must deal with