Biden Vice President

Biden: I'll Be Confidant, Not Deputy President

AP | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The president's confidant _ not the deputy president. That's how Joe Biden sees his role as vice president to Barack Obama. Biden ...

Sam Stein

Biden's Story Takes Center Stage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics


If it were not for the emotional threads of Barack Obama's personal story, it seems very likely that more attention would be paid to Joseph Biden's ow...

Joe Biden and the Press: A Case Study in the Absurd

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Rather than reward Biden for being open and honest with voters --for being authentic and unscripted -- the press punished him for weeks on end.

Biden's Gaffes and Second Guessing Continue to Hurt Obama

Reny Monk | Posted 11.22.2008 | Home


Reny Monk

Joe Biden was a bad choice from the beginning. The man is "bitter and angry." Biden spoke his mind during the primary, when he stated that Obama was not ready to be president and that the presidency was no place for on the job training. If that didn't tip Obama off, what will?

Biden Blasts Palin's "Pro-America" Comments: "I'm Tired Of Implications About Patriotism"

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


MESILLA, N.M. — Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden mocked rival Sarah Palin's comment in North Carolina that she loves visiting "p...

What Obama is Doing Wrong, and What He Needs to Do Right

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Joel B. Schwartzberg

Psychologist Drew Westen, author of The Political Brain recently spoke with NOW on PBS host and senior editor David Brancaccio about how Barack Obama...

Democrats' Broad View of Security Unreflected In Campaign Rhetoric

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

The hammering on and on here about troops must be maddening to Democratic foreign policy thinkers like Rep. Adam Smith, who pointed out that one of the smartest ways the U.S. could shore up its security would be to combat world poverty.

They Don't Know Joe: The Secret of Biden's Success in Delaware

Harris McDowell | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics


Harris McDowell

The pundits and politicians who don't know Joe Biden have him all figured out: He's brash. Outspoken. A gaffe machine. People in Biden's home state of Delaware tell a different story.

McCain vs Biden: Not All "Foreign Policy Experience" Is Created Equal

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

The past seven-plus years have shown us that "foreign policy experience," in and of itself, isn't all it's cracked up to be. For Exhibit A of this look no further than George Bush's most "experienced" foreign policy advisor: Dick Cheney. How's that working out?

Why Biden is Such an Important Pick for the Climate

Joseph Romm | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

It has become increasingly clear that achieving a serious, binding international emissions treaty is even more politically implausible a task than passing serious, binding domestic legislation.

Why it's Good News for Democrats that Polls Say One In Four Clinton Backers Still Aren't Sold on Barack

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The odds are very good that the more these voters know about Obama and McCain, the more they will ultimately come home to the Democratic Party.

10 Obama/Biden Gaffes (So Far)

Scott Shrake | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Scott Shrake

After Hillary dropped out, I lost my enthusiasm for this presidential campaign. But I'll tell you what. The fire in the belly that these two guys evinced on that stage today actually got me excited again.

The First Measure of a Great Leader: Picking People Better than One's Self

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Paul Abrams

Critiquing Obama for choosing someone who is "better" than he is on certain matters shows the shallowness and lack of patriotism (yes, a patriot should want the best for the country) of McCain.

Obama-Biden: A Match Made In Iowa

Beverly Davis | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

Obama's decision is no surprise to those of us who witnessed how well the Biden and Obama camps worked together during the Iowa caucuses. Biden's many supporters there are jumping for joy.

Senator Biden is the Right Man at the Right Time

James P. Rubin | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


James P. Rubin

Biden knows that America is not just a military power but also a peacemaker. And he knows that American ideals must be tempered by a hard-headed realism about the way the world really works.

McCain on Biden: Should have, didn't

David Weinberger | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


David Weinberger

If McCain hadn't become Karl Rove's sockpuppet, this is what he might have said in response to the selection of Joe Biden as OBama's running mate...

Why Joe Biden is Vital and the Right Choice

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Biden's competence will help Obama be able to remain Obama. Insider or not, Biden is liked by the country -- and he's smart.

Pro-Choice Catholic Biden Fits with New Poll of Catholic Voters

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Scott Swenson

Biden understands the American value of separating personal faith from public duty in our democracy, and his positions on sexual and reproductive health issues demonstrate that clearly.

Reading The Pictures: He's Got Obama's Back

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2008-08-23-shaw_biden_afgh.jpg Biden is one of the few liberals that could pull off a scene like this. Too bad American politics -- especially under GOP rules -- is so much about manhood, but that's how it's played.

Nico Pitney

Hillary Clinton, GOP Senators Cheer Biden VP Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Obama spokesman Bill Burton sends around warm statements about the Biden VP pick from three GOP Senators (who, it should be noted, buck the party's rh...

Is Joe Biden Good For Labor? Mostly, Yes.

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Where are the disagreements? Mostly over trade and immigration. Biden, initially, was a strong support of so-called "free trade" but he seems to have shifted his position a bit in the past few years.

Joe Biden Explains His 'Clean' Obama Comment -- to Jon Stewart

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Biden told Stewart that the "word that really got me in trouble" was calling Obama "clean....I should have said fresh. What I meant was he's got new ideas."

Obama, Biden Rally In Illinois This Afternoon

Huffington Post | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Biden gave a fiery speech in which he praised Obama and criticized McCain, saying "these times require more than a good soldier, they require a wise...

It's Biden -- Ho-Hum

Richard Silverstein | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

When I think of the boring prospect of adding Joe Biden to the ticket, I look back fondly on the vice presidential candidacy of Lloyd Bentsen.