Written by New York Review
If You Love Joe Biden, You'll Love
Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson, and Dodd -- but Not Kucinich
In a new ad blitz in Iowa today, U.S. Sen. and Democratic
Presidential candidate Joe Biden exclaims about the "wonderful"
support his "national security and foreign affairs" strategies are
getting from Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Chris
Dodd; former Senator John Edwards; and New Mexico Governor Bill
Richardson.
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>In the ads
(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/071126_Joe_is_Right_1.pdf)
, and a related YouTube video
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbOa989IRYw), Biden quotes his
Presidential rivals: Clinton: "Amen to Joe Biden because he's 100%
right." Edwards: "I actually agree with what Senator Biden said."
Obama: "I think Joe is exactly right." Richardson: "(Biden's
solution) may be ultimately the right solution." Deliberately - and
revealingly -- missing from the political cast of characters in
Biden's approving/adoring love-fest among the Democratic
candidates is Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich. The Kucinich for
President campaign issued the following statement this evening:
"The Congressman has the utmost respect for Senator Biden and his
years of service to the nation. He just happens to be wrong on some
very major issues; and, if the other candidates agree with him,
then they're wrong, too. "They voted to authorize the war in Iraq.
They approved continued funding of the war. They voted for the
Patriot Act. They supported trade agreements that have had a
devastating impact on American workers. They have failed to
challenge the President and the Vice President for their
unrepentant and continued violations of the U.S. Constitution."
"There's a reason that Congressman Kucinich was the only candidate
deliberately excluded from the ad blitz," said his campaign. "Joe
Biden knows, and the other Democratic candidates know, that Dennis
Kucinich doesn't walk their line. "If voters are dissatisfied with
the Biden tweedle-dums and tweedle-dees, they should vote for
someone who represents their beliefs and their values. Not someone
who says, 'I agree with Joe.' Dennis doesn't agree with Joe. Or
Hillary. Or Barack. Or John. Or Chris. Or Bill."