Meet Joe B.

Barack announced in the middle of Friday night that Joe Biden would be his running mate. I realized I didn't know Jack about Joe. Here's what I found.

Joe Biden is:

• a Senator from Delaware since 1973 (he was 30 when first elected)
• Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee
• Irish and Catholic and will turn 66 shortly after the election
• a graduate of the University of Delaware ( a "C" student) and Syracuse U. College of Law (76th in a class of 85)
• had 2 brain aneurisms 20 years ago
• has a son, Beau, who is the Attorney General of Delaware. Beau is in the Delaware National Guard and is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq in October.
• voted to support the war in Iraq
• is responsible for the Violence Against Women Act, legislation that addresses domestic violence
• failed in Presidential campaigns in '88 and this year
• voted against limiting product liability damage awards

Here's a link to a site that tracks Joe B's congressional voting record and public position on numerous issues: http://www.ontheissues.org/Joe_Biden.htm The list is much too long to print, and I'm not going to pick and choose to present to you my hot button issues, but spending a few minutes on this list is well worth your time. It will give you an idea of what the man is about.

BTW, Joe B. resembles the late Phil Hartman.

Informed people make better decisions.