Boyer: "Bottom-up" progress touted by Bush "bears some striking similarities" to Biden-Gelb

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Wednesday September 05, 2007 · 11:32 AM PDT

2007/09/05 · 11:32

This is Joel from the official campaign blog. Mike Boyer at Foreign Policy Magazine's Passport blog had an interesting post last night, highlighting some surprising comments from the president about progress in Iraq.

U.S. President George W. Bush has apparently decided that the path to victory lies in a plan devised more than a year ago by ... wait for it ... Democratic Sen. Joe Biden.

That's right, as the Wall Street Journal reports this morning, the "bottom-up" strategy Bush was touting in Anbar yesterday, "bears some striking similarities to the 'soft partition' strategy pushed by senior Democrats." The Journal is referring, of course, to the "unity through autonomy" (Times Select) plan floated by Biden and former Council on Foreign Relations Chairman Leslie Gelb in May 2006.

More after the jump.

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Friday August 31, 2007 · 4:30 PM PDT

2007/08/31 · 16:30

This is Joel from the Biden Blog. Yesterday, Tony Snow made a comment about Senator Biden that our campaign manager felt warranted a response. After all, we have seen Senator Biden's positions mischaracterized in the past. While we know most will see through Mr. Snow's comments, we feel strongly about confronting any distortions of the Senator's position on Iraq.

With that, here is the response from Campaign Manager Luis Navarro, after the jump.

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Sunday August 19, 2007 · 8:29 AM PDT

2007/08/19 · 08:29

Cross-posted from the Biden Blog.

This is Joel from the Biden campaign. Feel free to check out the transcript of Joe Biden's questions and answers from the ABC debate, cross-posted from our blog.

You can also see Senator Biden's first campaign ad, "Cathedral," after the jump.

3:30 Update: I just posted a video montage of Senator Biden's answers.

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Thursday August 02, 2007 · 10:13 AM PDT

2007/08/02 · 10:13

Recently, I corrected Bill O'Reilly's false assumptions about why Senator Biden will be unable to make it to the YearlyKos convention this weekend. Not surprisingly, he seems more confident in his gut than the truth.

It seems that Mr. O'Reilly just doesn't get it. So, Bill, you're on notice. The Biden for President Campaign will be at YearlyKos.

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Tuesday July 31, 2007 · 2:48 PM PDT

2007/07/31 · 14:48

Recently, Bill O'Reilly made some reckless comments about our campaign and why Joe Biden won't be attending the YearlyKos convention in Chicago.

"What is significant is that this website and the others mentioned have intimidated the entire Democratic presidential field with the exception of Joseph Biden, who will not go to that convention. And we respect the senator for that."
-- Bill O'Reilly on FOX News, "The O'Reilly Factor" (July 30, 2007)

This is a total misrepresentation.

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Friday May 04, 2007 · 2:12 PM PDT

2007/05/04 · 14:12

Today, the New York Times reported on Hillary Clinton proposing legislation that would repeal the authorization that gave President Bush the power to invade Iraq.

This afternoon, Gov. Bill Richardson sent out a press release applauding Sens. Clinton and Byrd for their efforts:

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today applauded Senator Hillary Clinton for agreeing that the Governor's proposal for Congress to de-authorize the Iraq War is the best chance Congress has of reversing the President's failed policy and getting US troops out of Iraq.

"As I said in my February speech to the DNC and have repeated many times since, this is the best course of action.

Indeed, repealing President Bush's authorization is a good idea. But aren't Clinton and Richardson just following the leader on this one?

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Wednesday May 02, 2007 · 8:53 PM PDT

2007/05/02 · 20:53

As President Bush refuses to face the facts on the ground and properly address the civil war raging in Iraq, it becomes increasingly clear that he plans on simply passing the war off to the next president. With so much at stake, our next president will have no margin for error when he or she takes office. And yet, the organizers of the first presidential debate thought 60 seconds was enough time for each candidate to speak on the issue.

It's time we give Iraq the attention it deserves in this presidential election. Joe Biden wants a real debate on Iraq, and he's not the only one.

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Tuesday April 24, 2007 · 2:11 PM PDT

2007/04/24 · 14:11

Cross-posted at the Biden Blog.

When not busy expressing his newfound confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, President Bush has spent the past few week citing "progress" in Iraq.

The White House has proven yet again that it is totally out of touch with reality. The surge is not working. In the deadliest attack on U.S. forces since December 2005, nine paratroopers were killed yesterday after suicide bombers targeted a small outpost just northeast of Baghdad.

Earlier today, Senator Joe Biden delivered a passionate speech on Iraq on the floor of the U.S. Senate. He implored the President to change course in Iraq, change his failed policy and end this war responsibly.

See video after the jump.

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Wednesday April 18, 2007 · 2:59 PM PDT

2007/04/18 · 14:59

Cross-posted at the Biden for President Blog

The New York Times today revealed the findings of a confidential United Nations report that sheds light on Khartoum’s most recent support for the violence that continues to ravage Western Sudan.

Last week, Senator Joe Biden held a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to push the Bush Administration to give Sudan the attention it deserves and put an end to the genocide.

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Wednesday April 04, 2007 · 12:14 PM PDT

2007/04/04 · 12:14

Senator Joe Biden went after President Bush's veto threat today. He gave a passionate rebuke that rejected the notion that Dems are blocking funding and equipment for our troops:

If the President carries through with his threat to veto the emergency spending bill Congress sends him, he’s the one who will deny our troops funding and he’s the one who will be out of touch with the American people and with America’s interests. It’s also beyond outrageous that the President accuses Democrats of "undercutting" our troops.

A President’s first responsibility is to our men and women in uniform. If the President vetoes the money for our troops in Iraq, he will again fail that responsibility.

Read more of Senator Biden's statement after the jump.

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