Dissecting Biden's Banter

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"We cannot as a nation stand for four more years of this." -Joe Biden

I couldn't agree more, but I don't think we're referring to quite the same concept.

We cannot as a nation stand for more governance by the hopelessly tainted Democratic and Republican parties.



"You can't change America when you supported George Bush's policies 95% of the time." -Joe Biden

As hard as it is to remember after the present Bush Administration set a new high water mark for bad government; America's problems transcend and long-predate George Bush.



"I have never in my life seen Washington so broken. These times call for a total change in Washington's world view." -Joe Biden

Joe Biden has been neck-deep in Washington's mess for most of his life. It's convenient that he suddenly feels worthy of calling for "a total change in Washington's world view" now that he's a candidate for Vice President. There's a good reason why he's never seen it as broken as it is now; it just keeps getting worse every day.



"These times require more than a good soldier. They require a wise leader." -Joe Biden

Clearly Joe Biden is referring to himself, not Barack Obama, when he refers to a "wise leader"; especially in light of the fact that Joe Biden has said, in the not-too-distant past, that Barack Obama is not ready to lead. It's fitting, then, that Obama mistakenly introduced Biden as "the next President." Obama probably made a Freudian Slip. Much like Dick Cheney is the de facto President today; Joe Biden will undoubtedly be the de facto President in an Obama Administration.

Biden's voting record, not his campaign rhetoric, speaks volumes. He is no friend of the common man. Despite Obama's characterization of him as "working-class" he's nothing of the sort. He's spent nearly his entire life as a politician. Obama is in the same position, and was a lawyer prior to becoming a politician. McCain isn't any better, and his selection of Vice President will undoubtedly be just as terrible.



The only way America will ever witness meaningful change is to vote for third party candidates. There is no incentive for the Democrats or Republicans to change their ways. As long as they can count on the voting public to vote for one or the other they're golden. No matter which you choose; the establishment wins, and you lose.