Someone in the media actually got it right about Biden...

Concord Monitor Waffles on Biden

Today's (12/18) editorial in the Monitor was fairly glowing about Senator Biden's knowledge and experience across a range of issues, not just foreign policy, but it closed with a comment which discounted his candidacy as a long shot. I don't argue with that assessment, but it bothers me greatly that where a candidate stands in the polls seems more important than the candidates qualifications.

Polls can be interesting, but I think we would end up with better results if there were no polls, and we entered voting booths on election day thinking that our favorite candidate had as good a chance of winning as any other candidate. The result would be reflective of our true collective wisdom.

As for Biden, he has been getting more attention lately. Not only do the other candidates often say, "Joe's right," voters who listen to him usually say so, too. It seems to me that he has the best combination of values, courage, experience and leadership of all the candidates. I'm expecting Iowa caucus-goers will come to the same conclusion on Janurary 3rd, and that the Biden campaign will have new momentum here in N.H. on primary day.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/primaryvoices/2007/12/concord_monitor_waffles_on_bid.html



I'll second that!!

not electable."

the media was talking about how bad Edwards was doing...yesterday, and all day today, all they could talk about was Edwards, edwards, Edwards...I think the media has ADD. ;-)

It would be refreshing if the news covered the candidates and their qualifications, and let the voters make the final decision, but I don't think poll-mania will go away.

some people on this board live by them, and I always think....what will they do after posting countless polls, and in the end, they are wrong...

time for their transgressions, but once in a while, they tell the truth.

This praise of Joe Biden is one of those times.