Biden?
Categories: 2008 Election, Bankruptcy, Current Events
For a candidate who is as undeniably committed to the cause of economic justice as Barack Obama is, his selection of Joe Biden to be his running mate is a severe disappointment. In 2005, when Obama was working with Sens. Durbin and Dodd to blunt the excesses of the harsh and punitive new bankruptcy bill, Joe Biden and the Republicans fought them every step of the way. Obama’s supporters need to make him understand that this is one area where he can’t afford to let Biden set policy.
This bugs me too. However, many credit card companies are headquartered in Delaware, and Biden might have been motivated to keep jobs in his state. At least as veep he will be too busy cleaning up the Bankruptcy mess to do Delaware any more special favours.
Comment by Christina (not Latta) — August 25, 2008 @ 10:22 am
I read that MBNA employees contributed $200,000 to Biden’s 2000 reelection campaign. MBNA is headquartered in Delaware. Just do the math.
Comment by David — September 2, 2008 @ 8:09 am