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I was on Fox News this morning about what the Biden VP nomination means. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2U62uk5cZs
If you don't want to watch the clip, let me summarize my thoughts
with a quick rundown of the good, bad and ugly of Biden's nomination.
I was on Fox News this morning about what the Biden VP nomination means. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2U62uk5cZs
If you don't want to watch the clip, let me summarize my thoughts
with a quick rundown of the good, bad and ugly of Biden's nomination.
The Good: As the Drum Major Institute shows, Biden has a fairly
progressive record on basic economic issues, and has gotten more
progressive on specific issues like trade. He's also been a strong
voice opposing unilateral war against Iran. And rhetorically, he seems
comfortable painting a stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans
on issues.
The Bad: He is one of the most arrogant and conceited people in
Washington - one of the jokes in D.C. when I was there is that Biden
uses the term "I" more than anyone else. Because of this
self-importance, he consequently shoots his mouth off in ways that can
undermine progressives. For example, he has made insulting racial
comments about African Americans and Indians. This might not only be
dredged up by Republicans, but Biden may commit additional errors in
his new platform as VP nominee. Additionally, Biden is an insider's
insider, having spent most of his life in Washington, D.C. That doesn't
exactly underscore Obama's message of change.
The Ugly: He was one of the most ardent supporters of the credit
card-industry written Bankrupty Bill of 2005, which was one of the most
regressive pieces of economic legislation in the last generation. And
though he cites his foreign policy experience as an asset, he used his
position as one of Democrats' top foreign policy voices to support the
Iraq War.
So, all in all, the Biden choice is a shade on the good side of
mediocre, though Obama's willingness to anoint a senator who voted for
two landmark travesties - the Bankruptcy Bill and Iraq War - gives us
some disturbing clues about the Illinois senator's attitude toward the
economic progressive movement and the antiwar movement. It also shows
how much work those movements have in front of them - and how, in
particular, the antiwar movement's strategy of focusing all attention
on Republicans has actually helped create the situation whereby the
Democratic Party feels perfectly comfortable rewarding supposed Serious
Foreign Policy Voics like Biden even after they voted for the war.
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I was on Fox News this morning about what the Biden VP nomination means. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2U62uk5cZs
If you don't want to watch the clip, let me summarize my thoughts
with a quick rundown of the good, bad and ugly of Biden's nomination.
The Good: As the Drum Major Institute shows, Biden has a fairly
progressive record on basic economic issues, and has gotten more
progressive on specific issues like trade. He's also been a strong
voice opposing unilateral war against Iran. And rhetorically, he seems
comfortable painting a stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans
on issues.
The Bad: He is one of the most arrogant and conceited people in
Washington - one of the jokes in D.C. when I was there is that Biden
uses the term "I" more than anyone else. Because of this
self-importance, he consequently shoots his mouth off in ways that can
undermine progressives. For example, he has made insulting racial
comments about African Americans and Indians. This might not only be
dredged up by Republicans, but Biden may commit additional errors in
his new platform as VP nominee. Additionally, Biden is an insider's
insider, having spent most of his life in Washington, D.C. That doesn't
exactly underscore Obama's message of change.
The Ugly: He was one of the most ardent supporters of the credit
card-industry written Bankrupty Bill of 2005, which was one of the most
regressive pieces of economic legislation in the last generation. And
though he cites his foreign policy experience as an asset, he used his
position as one of Democrats' top foreign policy voices to support the
Iraq War.
So, all in all, the Biden choice is a shade on the good side of
mediocre, though Obama's willingness to anoint a senator who voted for
two landmark travesties - the Bankruptcy Bill and Iraq War - gives us
some disturbing clues about the Illinois senator's attitude toward the
economic progressive movement and the antiwar movement. It also shows
how much work those movements have in front of them - and how, in
particular, the antiwar movement's strategy of focusing all attention
on Republicans has actually helped create the situation whereby the
Democratic Party feels perfectly comfortable rewarding supposed Serious
Foreign Policy Voics like Biden even after they voted for the war.
I was on Fox News this morning about what the Biden VP nomination means. You can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2U62uk5cZs
If you don't want to watch the clip, let me summarize my thoughts
with a quick rundown of the good, bad and ugly of Biden's nomination.
The Good: As the Drum Major Institute shows, Biden has a fairly
progressive record on basic economic issues, and has gotten more
progressive on specific issues like trade. He's also been a strong
voice opposing unilateral war against Iran. And rhetorically, he seems
comfortable painting a stark contrast between Democrats and Republicans
on issues.
The Bad: He is one of the most arrogant and conceited people in
Washington - one of the jokes in D.C. when I was there is that Biden
uses the term "I" more than anyone else. Because of this
self-importance, he consequently shoots his mouth off in ways that can
undermine progressives. For example, he has made insulting racial
comments about African Americans and Indians. This might not only be
dredged up by Republicans, but Biden may commit additional errors in
his new platform as VP nominee. Additionally, Biden is an insider's
insider, having spent most of his life in Washington, D.C. That doesn't
exactly underscore Obama's message of change.
The Ugly: He was one of the most ardent supporters of the credit
card-industry written Bankrupty Bill of 2005, which was one of the most
regressive pieces of economic legislation in the last generation. And
though he cites his foreign policy experience as an asset, he used his
position as one of Democrats' top foreign policy voices to support the
Iraq War.
So, all in all, the Biden choice is a shade on the good side of
mediocre, though Obama's willingness to anoint a senator who voted for
two landmark travesties - the Bankruptcy Bill and Iraq War - gives us
some disturbing clues about the Illinois senator's attitude toward the
economic progressive movement and the antiwar movement. It also shows
how much work those movements have in front of them - and how, in
particular, the antiwar movement's strategy of focusing all attention
on Republicans has actually helped create the situation whereby the
Democratic Party feels perfectly comfortable rewarding supposed Serious
Foreign Policy Voics like Biden even after they voted for the war.