08 Comeback Kid of the Year

Joe Biden has been continuing his rabid campaigning in Iowa, eliciting interest on the ground and gaining money for his TV ads. He has been spending overtime at events in efforts to be seen as personable and as a statesman.

A writer from the Boston Herald proclaimed Biden should be the 08 Comeback Kid of the Year, after the integrity with which Joe Biden has conducted his campaign. Commenting on Biden's activity at events, he says Biden "doesn’t just roll in, make a speech and shoot off to another event". He has committed himself to improving his image in Iowa, and done all he can to ensure that he will have left it all on the table and have no regrets, regardless of the outcomes in the upcoming primaries and caucuses. Biden has drawn the line and declared that success, at the least a 3rd place in the Iowa primary, is necessary for him to continue his campaign.

Andrew Cline, the leader of the Manchester Union in New Hampshire, discussed in his blog a recent conversation he had with a respected Iowan journalist. The journalist believes that given Biden's recent surge, in which he has been battling with Richardson for 4th and 5th place in polls, Biden could pull off an upset and gain some significant momentum in the Democratic primary race. Contributing to the Biden surge, the journalist noted that Biden has a lot of respect and support in Iowa, and "he ends up being the second choice of a lot of Democrats who don't want Clinton to be the nominee". Biden's TV ads will soon hit the tube and hopefully they will be able to catapault him into the upper tier of the Democratic hopefuls.

Joe Biden scrambling to survive

Recently, Joe Biden visited an assisted-living center along with Ehud Olmert (Israeli prime minister) and Hillary Clinton. When Biden was asked about the costs of elder care, he explained that is was necessary for families to be able to care for their elderly in their homes. During this meeting, Biden also explained why he wears a flag pin explaining that is shows solidarity. He brings this up because of Barack Obama's recent decision to stop wearing his flag pin.

Biden has been in a scramble to survive competing against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. His fans say that they like him but they do not think he can win. Biden is hoping to finish in at least third place in Iowa on January 3rd. This would be a victory for him because he recently was running in fifth place and this third place would be enough to help him with New Hampshire for the January 8th primary. If he does not get third or fourth place in Iowa, Biden says that he is out of the race.

On Saturday, Joe Biden stated that the solution to illegal immigration starts with the Mexican government officials who need to expand their economies in order to provide good jobs. Biden states that the Mexican government is being “irresponsible”. Biden states that illegal immigration will continue even if there is a high border fence put in place. Biden acknowledges that illegal immigration doesn’t only involve people coming across the Mexican border into the US, but also the people who overstay their visas. His solution for this is to allow time for those in the country illegally to allow for criminal background checks and to prove they are paying taxes before earning citizenship.

Dat u Joe?

During the Thanksgiving period, Biden has spent his time in Iowa, continuing in his attempts to gain support among the people and sidestep the disadvantages brought on by the media spotlighted candidates such as Clinton and Obama. In a recent appearance, Joe suggested his "Apollo Project" plan which addresses america's energy situation, and he likened his plan to the space race. It would be installed through his administration in the White House, and would be a 5 year, $50 billion dollar investment made in order to conduct all the research and production of technology it calls for to produce sources of alternative energy. The "Apollo Project" was part of a $60 billion, 8 point plan he discussed which concerned energy and gas emissions. It included claims of legislation limiting emissions, treaties limiting emissions in China and other foriegn powers, creation of green jobs, and other such conservation-minded points.

He is working for every vote he will get in the Iowa Caucus; it is a major stepping stone where Biden will have to prove whether he is in this race for reals-ys, or if he is just another name filling out the ballot. A failure in the early primaries and caucuses will not bode well for Biden's already slim shot at the Democratic Presidential Nomination, and he must do relatively well, placing in the top 3, to stir up any real national attention.

Joe Biden

During the past week, Joe Biden has been very busy. Among the many things he has done, he recently attended Democratic candidate debate at Drexel University. During the debate, many of Biden’s rivals agreed with what he had to say. Biden also recently called to expand the access of health coverage for adults and children. His plan will help improve coverage for accidents and illnesses, and will help to renew the health care system and encourage wellness. In order to provide health coverage for children, Biden plans to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Biden also has created a plan for our situation in Iraq. He wants to bring our troops home without leaving chaos in Iraq. In order to do this, he intends to maintain a unified Iraq by federalizing it. This will allow breathing room between the Kurds, the Shiites, and the Sunnis within their own regions. A central government would need to be formed in order to control and to be responsible for the interests such as distribution of oil revenues and border security.