Son would vote for Biden as VP from Iraq

…still holding out hope it will be Tony Zinni.
Biden wouldn’t be the worst pick, but I’d take Bayh, or even Sebellius over him.

or have his vote disqualified because it had no postmark. (see Al Gore -2000 election)

What an uninspiring pick. I guess The Obama camp could not convince Chuck Hagel to run on the ticket.

Does Biden still want to partition Iraq into three states? I hope that won’t be our policy if they are elected. Oh I forgot……..Obama was not successful in preventing the surge so no civil war and no need to partiton. Phew.

Dan: “Biden’s son is a lawyer who would be nowhere near the front lines.”
Its an occupation, which by its nature becomes an assymetric area of operations. There’s no front lines.
That said, a JAG in the Green Zone can expect to have a higher degree of safety than folks out in Anbar, as you suggest. But the Green Zone hasn’t been completely safe, being an occassional target for mortar rounds.

Folks, brush up on your Mesopotamian history. The Assyrians (northern Iraq) and the Babylonians (middle, southern Iraq) were at war constantly. It took a dictator like Hussein to hold the place in the road. Sen. Biden’s idea about partitioning Iraq is an excellent one.

Paul – I agree about Tony Zinni. I was wishing Obama would have chosen him, but there didn’t seem to be any mention of him at all during the entire “vetting” process. I think it would have “reassured” people who think Obama is weak on national security. But Biden is a good alternate choice and I would be happy with him, too. As for Colin Powell, he may not be chosen as a possible V.P., but I do believe he is for Obama!

geecee – Zinni was on the original list of 16 or so names. I haven’t heard any talk of him since, either. Of course that doesn’t mean much. Remember the people who know how the issue was progressing weren’t the ones talking about it.
We do know that Obama chose a national security theme for the night the running mate would be speaking. That’s what started the Biden speculation. But it could point to anyone with a military/national security/foreign policy background.

Kitty litter: “For McCain’s son it was either the Army or jail. That’s why McCain rarely mentions he son in Iraq.”
Jimmy McCain is a Marine, not a soldier. I doubt he was given a choice of prison or the Corps, as I don’t believe judges have done that since the 1970s.
Say what you want about the candidate, but there’s no reason to spew hatred at his children. From what I’ve heard, the younger McCain has had a troubled time, with drugs and getting kicked out of prestigious high schools, etc. But its not like he was out of options – remember he’s from a family with money.
He probably enlisted in the Corps in an attempt to straighten himself out, which is a positive attribute in my book.

jacknyc — I think Bill Clinton being the heart of the “party” was part of the problem. He’s gone from fairly good President to good ex-President to “the guy with the lampshade on his head.”

PD…overthrow for corporate interests???…YEAH RIGHT..gas at 3.89 a gal…wholesale prices up….unemployment, you name it, it’s up, except for the stock market, which reflects corporate health which is down….try arguing on another issue, that one falls flat..

It is refreshing to know the child of a U.S. senator, who comes from a multi-millionaire family, volunteered for the U.S. Marines. I wonder how many McCain critics have served, or if they are wealthy would agree to have their children serve. It’s amazing how easy it is to sit in comfortable surroundings and demonize those you don’t support. Being in battle is hell, whether you are a member of the JAG or a “Grunt.” I salute young Mr. McCain (the Marine) and young Mr. Biden (the lawyer). By the way, I did my 29 years and 9 months of active duty before retiring; having enlisted in 1956, out of Selma, Alabama, where I could not even vote because of the color of my skin. But, because I am a McCain supported, I suppose I’ll be labeled, threatened and told how stupid I am.

Didn’t Biden say that Obama didn’t have enough experience to be Commander in Chief. He said it isn’t a something you learn “on the job”.
He trashed Obama’s non-experience during the primary debates.
And Percy – Condi Rice tells the story of how her father registered Republican because the Democrats wouldn’t let him register.

Can I get an answer here? Do we know if Biden is still in favor of partitioning Iraq? Can we get that answer? Also..if not, why not? And what is different now from when he proposed it over and over in ’07. I won’t hold my breath.

Geevill,
I was a volunteer for Biden in Iowa. As it turned out, there were a lot of people here who were in love with the idea of “making history”, either by nominating a Woman or an African American.
Then there is the problem that in this day of channel surfing and web surfing few people have the attention span any more to listen to someone who is actually explaining complicated issues like Joe Biden does. Many of these “attention span-challenged people” apparently wet to hear Obama.
After the caucases here many were then congratulating themselves that a mostly white state had nominated a black man for president.
I also had the opportunity to meet with Joe’s son Beau, and was very favorably impressed with him.

Biden would be the best VP choice Obama could make. I like him, he has the foreign policy cred and he’s a feisty competitor. Obama needs an attack dog on his team, and Biden could easily take on McSurge’s smear and fear swift boaters, and win the fight hands down. I really hope Obama is as smart as I think he is and he chooses Biden.

Obama is such a FRAUD!!!! – This guy will NEVER be elected so who cares who he picks as VP – maybe Rev. Wright would be a good choice!

You forgot the other 2 kids from McCain’s relationship with Vicky Iseman. A total of 9 kids that we know of.

“I didn’t decide to run for president to start a national crusade for the political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth, I wanted to be president because it had become my ambition to be president.
John McCain, Worth the Fighting For (2002), p. 373

What a neocon nightmare McBush and Lieberman. We would be bomb bomb bomb Iran in no time flat. McInsane wants to ramp-up the cold war again. What a corporate payoff that would be. Never ending war is good business. Wake-up and stop being stooges for the Republican party. They keep the masses fooled by wedge issues and dishonesty. But not this year, not this election. The American people will fix this mess they will elect Barack Obama.

Can someone serve twice as Veep? Then my choice is Al Gore

How dare John McCain belittle a child’s looks publicly? (Chelsea Clinton).
McCain is low-class in every way.
Cindy McCain must be a behind-closed-doors abused wife (remember John publicly called her a c**t and a trollop?).
Chunky Meghan McCain looks like her father in a wig, so John should STFU.

Hey T, your hero wasn’t protecting our country. He was bombing innocense children and families in Vietnam. The War in Vietnam another mistake. Just like Iraq will be for USA. McCan is 72 yrs and has had his life and years. Let him out to the pasture and live in his 10 homes. He will not do anything for the American Middle Class. He is the Republican machine, same as Rove,Arnie, Bush, Cheney, its all about power and to continue the GOP road to ruin. Bush showed you the way and you still paddle up stream. McCain lost to Bush, enough said. He is the leftovers. HOw did you Right wingers pick this ancient man with Bush dirt under his nails.

opps.. missed McCain

Joe Biden was a good choice for VP.

Having a son in a warzone does in fact make one more qualified to be president (or vice-president). It certainly causes one to consider more carefully the consequences of going to war.

Palin’s kid, a regular grunt going into combat. Biden’s kid, a protected little panty boy Officer playing lawyer in the green zone. ‘Nuff said.