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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (48406)	9/23/2008 1:02:17 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224724

Joe Biden's most astounding speech – ever September 23, 2008 Les Kinsolving worldnetdaily.com And what has "Never-Dull-From-Delaware," the United States senator and Democratic nominee for One-Heartbeat Away now said? (Are you sitting down?) In Nashua, N.H., at a rally, Sen. Joe Biden actually said the following – and this is a quote: "Make no mistake about this. Hillary Clinton is as qualified – or more qualified – than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight. She's a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she's easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me." To which absolutely astounding statement, I am compelled to ask why Sen. Joe Biden from The Small Wonder did not also say: "She might have been a better pick than me – so why, Senator Obama, didn't you choose her, instead of me?" "On second thought, and considering the many more millions of U.S. voters who voted for her rather than for me, when I ran against her in the primaries, I believe for the good of the party and this nation that I should withdraw – which I hereby so do – in expectation that Senator Obama will consent – and select her!" "In answer to Sean Hannity's nationally broadcast question: 'Will they replace Biden with Hillary?' I hereby hope so much that they will!" Wouldn't it be fascinating if at his Oct. 2 scheduled debate with Gov. Sarah Palin, nominee Biden showed up with a broadly smiling Hillary Clinton and announced: "Here is the one who millions of Democrats want on our ticket much more than they want me – so I hereby withdraw and present the one who should be on our party's ticket – to debate Governor Palin!" The issue was headlined: "Will Joe Biden be dumped off the ticket?" by WorldNetDaily. That possibility increases as reports keep coming concerning how many Roman Catholic bishops, archbishops and cardinals have expressed their deep concerns about Catholic layman Biden's positions on stem-cell research and abortion. The Catholic League For Religious and Civil Rights president, New York attorney Bill Donohue writes: "No one in public life has even taken a position against all stem-cell research; adult stem-cell research is not ethically problematic. What millions of Americans object to is embryonic stem-cell research, and that is because it is impossible to do this kind of research without destroying the embryo. Now it may come as news to Biden that the embryo represents nascent human life, though it is not clear whether this would matter to a man who agrees with NARAL 75 percent of the time. "The Catholic Church, to which Biden belongs, is opposed to embryonic stem-cell research; McCain and Obama, along with Biden, are not. In this regard, Palin is more Catholic than Biden. Not only does he look bad in comparison to Palin, it is coming at a time when Biden is being hit with a barrage of criticism from bishops angry with his 'Meet the Press' appearance where he declared abortion to be a personal matter. "Bishop Morlino of Madison, Wis., saw Biden on TV and quickly put aside the homily he prepared for Mass: He instead branded Biden's distortion of this issue as breaching church and state lines. Archbishop Chaput of Denver said it would not be wise for Biden to present himself for Communion. Biden, who hails from Scranton, was indirectly cited by Scranton Bishop Martino: He said that 'No Catholic politician who supports the culture of death should approach Holy Communion.' Biden's outgoing bishop, Wilmington Bishop Saltarelli, said that if Biden becomes vice president, he will bar him from speaking in Catholic schools. Philadelphia Archbishop Rigali and Bridgeport Bishop Lori both blasted Biden for contradicting Church teaching on abortion. "In short, Biden is self-destructing right before our eyes."