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Joe Biden’s foreign policy “experience”

Consider this Andy McCarthy piece on Joe Biden’s foreign policy record a must-read. There are many people out there on the left and right who believe that Joe Biden’s experience in foreign policy is above reproach. McCarthy’s piece not only is devastating against Joe Biden, but also against the argument that Biden is somehow “untouchable” on the issue. Not only that, but after reading the piece, you’ll get a lot better of an understanding of just why Barack Obama picked someone with Joe Biden’s type of “foreign policy experience” and it’s certainly not because he thinks Biden will stand up to the baddies. Quite the opposite, in fact. .....   [Read More]

Even more on how Democrats helped enable our current financial crisis

The Wall Street Journal lends a helping hand in documenting what Democrats and Republicans were saying about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the blow up we’ve seen over the last few weeks.  Many of the quotes you’ve read/heard before, courtesy of some videos I’ve linked to, but one of them – to my recollection – was not on those videos.  Here’s Rep. Barney Frank, ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, during a Committee hearing in September 2003:.....   [Read More]