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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:54 AM Oct 2015

Biden Embraces Full Broderism, Attacks Hillary from the Right

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/20/1435754/-Biden-Embraces-Full-Broderism-Attacks-Hillary-from-the-Right

A man whose time was 1988, Joe Biden sees room for himself to the right of Hillary Clinton, promoting "bipartisanship," a policy that was a failure when tried at various times in the last seven years. President Obama has been at his best when he went it alone on executive orders instead of chasing the moving goal posts of Republicans for a deal.

For the second time this week, Biden portrayed himself as a pragmatist who's capable of working with Republicans, drawing a subtle contrast with party front-runner Clinton.

"I don't think my chief enemy is the Republican Party,'' Biden said during a panel discussion at an event honoring former Vice President Walter Mondale in Washington. By contrast, Clinton named "the Republicans'' as one of her greatest enemies when asked at the Oct. 13 Democratic candidate debate.
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Biden Embraces Full Broderism, Attacks Hillary from the Right (Original Post) eridani Oct 2015 OP
Truly, Biden the Republican party is not YOUR enemy. They are Hillary's enemy. If left didn't kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #1
Two words eridani Oct 2015 #2
Yup! Suich Oct 2015 #3
I remember deutsey Oct 2015 #6
yes, that is one riversedge Oct 2015 #4
I wonder if Joe really does not comprehend how much so many Republicans riversedge Oct 2015 #5
Agree and makes you wonder if he does not DURHAM D Oct 2015 #8
I gather "attack" is the new word for "disagrees with"? jberryhill Oct 2015 #7
Once again, showing how the Democratic party has moved pretty substantially to the left Recursion Oct 2015 #9
 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
1. Truly, Biden the Republican party is not YOUR enemy. They are Hillary's enemy. If left didn't
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:02 AM
Oct 2015

appreciate Obama trying to be civil toward the GOP why would you scold Hillary for being different? Actually glad he is not running.

First rule of politics: Know your enemies.

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
6. I remember
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 05:26 AM
Oct 2015

Thanks in part to Biden's maneuverings during those hearings, we have Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court.

riversedge

(69,721 posts)
5. I wonder if Joe really does not comprehend how much so many Republicans
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:43 AM
Oct 2015

literally hate the Clinton's. I mean has he been in a bubble so long and does not listen to hate radio etc.

DURHAM D

(32,595 posts)
8. Agree and makes you wonder if he does not
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:45 AM
Oct 2015

comprehend the hatred against the President as well. If he has not for the past 7 years that means he has been unable to provide good advice to Obama. That would get old.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
7. I gather "attack" is the new word for "disagrees with"?
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 06:20 AM
Oct 2015

Hillary's comment was pretty much intended to be funny anyway.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
9. Once again, showing how the Democratic party has moved pretty substantially to the left
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:50 AM
Oct 2015

Hillary Clinton is now the rightmost of feasible candidates, and may well be too far right for feasibility (time will tell). This would have been an absurd idea 20 years ago.

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