I'm getting a little tired of Democrats getting flustered by the question "isn't Obama a socialist/Marxist because he said he wants to spread the wealth?"
Jed L has a story up about Barbara West's interview of Biden. She asks about Obama's "spread the wealth" statement and quotes Marx "from each according to his ability to each according to her need."
The best answer to these questions is that it doesn't come from Marx, it comes from the Bible:
To whom much is given, much will be required.
Luke 12:48
Bush quoted this same passage in an interview with the BBC in February.
Someone please tell Obama, Biden and all the surrogates to get this answer down:
"It comes from the Bible, next question."