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Thursday, November 10, 2005
A small piece of good news for the GOP Joe Biden says “I’m running” for President in 2008: Biden's apparent declaration of his presidential intentions is a step further than he was willing to go in an August appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" when he told moderator Tim Russert: "I'm going to continue the quest to determine whether or not I can put together a campaign and raise the money and be a viable candidate for president. That's my intention."Joe Biden breaks every rule for Presidential candidates: 1.) a Senator, 2.) the “Law of 14”, 3.) small electoral college vote state and (most critically) 4.) the “living room” rule.
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Absolutely blockbuster news. Biden's charismatic presence will sink the Democratic hopes in 2008 as surely as Lamar Alexander crippled GWB in 2000.
Howard Dean must be popping Tums: this is like the party's unforgettable 1992 Paul Tsongas nightmare all over again! # posted by
 : 2:08 AM
I don't know if I buy into the law of 14, but Biden is simply a non-starter due to the living room test. Not likeable at all -- except to the lefties that enjoyed seeing him try to confront John Roberts.
# posted by
: 10:28 AM
I'd say another rule, though not one completely codified as such, is that you can't win if you embarrassed yourself with a bizarre plagiarism flap the last time you ran for president.
(Biden is in fact a two-time loser on plagiarism.)
How about the Room Temperature Rule: Your IQ has to be above room temperature to be elected President.
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It's not obvious Biden makes it. JorgXMcKie # posted by
: 12:39 AM |
