For the Love of Joe

David Weigel | August 27, 2008

It's hard, damn hard, to hate a guy who can drop bombs like "I'm a success. I'm a success!" and "God, I wish my dad was here tonight!" and "This is the God's truth, she said: 'Bloody their nose so you can walk down the street the next day.'"

Biden is extremely good at packaging liberalism as the only possible accompaniment to American life. "Work is more than a paycheck. It's dignity. It's respect."

There's less here than I expected. Biden drops a few words ("taxes" instead of "tax cuts" on corporations) and lingers on praise for McCain. As he goes into his litany, a Big Tent heckler (if that's what you call somebody who's not actually being negative) yells "MORE COPS!"

Biden's late focus on Georgia butts up against what I heard from a few delegates today, that Obama/Biden need to pivot away from foreign policy because McCain wins that fight. I think Biden's right and they're wrong.

Comments

Liar, Liar|8.27.08 @ 10:46PM|#

"John McCain voted in the Senate 95% of the time with George Bush."

When was George Bush in the Senate?

Joe \"Big Stick\" Biden|8.27.08 @ 10:49PM|#

"'Bloody their nose so you can walk down the street the next day.'"

Violence is the answer! Might makes right!

SIV|8.27.08 @ 10:55PM|#

"MORE COPS!"

DemocRATS always want more cops.They are government employees.The Federally subsidized ones are written into the gun ban bills.

SIV|8.27.08 @ 10:56PM|#

There's the kid

SIV|8.27.08 @ 10:59PM|#

See ya at Nuremberg !

|8.28.08 @ 11:00AM|#

Biden drops a few words ("taxes" instead of "tax cuts" on corporations)

What makes you think he dropped a word?