USA Presidential Politics - 2008

[horizon200]

Just curious if these folks fall into the "too old" category?

Congressman John Dingell, 82
Senator Daniel Akaka, 84
Senator Robert Byrd, 91
Senator Daniel Inouye, 84
Senator Edward Kennedy, 76

To name a few...
Certainly they do not wield the same power as the President. However, as a collective body, they arguably have a larger impact on how this country is run.

I have no issue with a 71 year old running for President.


Disclaimer: The above posted ages were not verified using factcheck.org

[roni]

Originally Posted by horizon200

Just curious if these folks fall into the "too old" category?

Congressman John Dingell, 82
Senator Daniel Akaka, 84
Senator Robert Byrd, 91
Senator Daniel Inouye, 84
Senator Edward Kennedy, 76

To name a few...
Certainly they do not wield the same power as the President. However, as a collective body, they arguably have a larger impact on how this country is run.

I have no issue with a 71 year old running for President.


Disclaimer: The above posted ages were not verified using factcheck.org

Yes, they do fall into that category.

Yes, you can vote for any of them that you wish to, if you live in their state/district.

Thank you for letting us know that you have no issue with a 71 year old running for President. Neither do I. Let them run for whatever they want to.

[sctx]

Originally Posted by MaripositaII

No please. Not Johnny Depp as Ryberg. I fear that this might cause me to fantasise about Ryberg and that is just not cool

Biden is an ass and McCain is still senile...... oh, the choices

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by horizon200

Just curious if these folks fall into the "too old" category?

Congressman John Dingell, 82
Senator Daniel Akaka, 84
Senator Robert Byrd, 91
Senator Daniel Inouye, 84
Senator Edward Kennedy, 76

To name a few...
Certainly they do not wield the same power as the President. However, as a collective body, they arguably have a larger impact on how this country is run.

I have no issue with a 71 year old running for President.


Disclaimer: The above posted ages were not verified using factcheck.org

My answer would be the same as my answer for McCain as President..."Perhaps so, and it should at least be a serious consideration"...

Hell, I am not even sure I am comfortable with those folks driving on the roads, leave alone dealing with the pressures and energy required from today's presidency...

Oh yeah, that is right...they won't have to drive as the President! Now there is a positive!

[TAPPY]

Originally Posted by melliedee

In honor of 1110 pages, I bring you…an off-Playa production of The Fall of the House of Ryberg and Tmc:



RYBERG: Do you deny the truth of my factcheck.org link, rogue.

TMC: Why must I announce my political affiliation for you to take me seriously?

RYBERG: Seriously? Do you really mean that as an adverb?

TMC: I don’t watch political ads, punk.



And….scene.

Mel you crack me up

[roni]

Barack and Biden:

Two Guys
Two Houses

[beerbreath]

Originally Posted by roni

Barack and Biden:

Two Guys
Two Houses

I like it!

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by roni

Barack and Biden:

Two Guys

Two Houses

[UGAplaya]

Biden huh? I wonder if the Barak camp has short term memory loss. I'm sure everyone has see the you tube video of Biden ripping Barak and praising McCain. Just seems odd to me. YouTube - Joe Biden On Barack Obama




One things for certain, it's about to get really interesting for both parties. Sit back and enjoy.

[sctx]

Originally Posted by Jacko

Oh yeah, that is right...they won't have to drive as the President! Now there is a positive!

I think I should refer my father for this job position

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by roni

Barack and Biden:

Two Guys
Two Houses

But Biden owns a corvette!!!
If you can't depend on him to buy a decent car....!


BTW, I met his son Joe Biden III, Delaware's Attorney general, at a local caar show when he was running for office. He looked at my car and mentioned his dad owns a corvette. I told him he probably would have gotten more votes if he owned a Cobra For some reason he then walked away!

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by roni

Yes, they do fall into that category.

Yes, you can vote for any of them that you wish to, if you live in their state/district.

Thank you for letting us know that you have no issue with a 71 year old running for President. Neither do I. Let them run for whatever they want to.

Originally Posted by Jacko

My answer would be the same as my answer for McCain as President..."Perhaps so, and it should at least be a serious consideration"...

Hell, I am not even sure I am comfortable with those folks driving on the roads, leave alone dealing with the pressures and energy required from today's presidency...

Oh yeah, that is right...they won't have to drive as the President! Now there is a positive!

Well, at least you bipartisan on your opinions!

Again, I don't see it as a huge deal.

[roni]

Biden is also a working class Senator (His dad had money at one time, but lost it before Joe was very old) , and is, perhaps, the only Senator who is not a millionaire according to news reports this morning.

His son, Delaware's Attorney General (I think that is the one, but I think there is another son), is heading to Iraq for a tour of duty.

[tmc]

Originally Posted by roni

John King just referred to the fact that Biden is a happy warrior who loves the sport of politics and also loves policy. He will link McCain to Bush and do it with a smile on his face.

I think he helps quite a bit - like in the 3-7% of popular vote range

What do you guys think?

I don't think I fit into the category of "you guys" as you intended, but I'll give it a whirl nonetheless. The only person Obama could have selected that could have possibly provided a boost to his vote total was Hillary; Biden will be a nonentity in this race as it relates to vote totals. In general, VP candidates make a marginal, at best, difference in vote totals. One of every three people in the USA, according to a Pew Poll in 2007, didn't know that Cheney was our current VP, this after years in the office and in the midst of a war in which he played a prominent role; why would they care about Biden, or McCain's choice? Tellingly, it was Independant voters who scored the worst on this question, and you would assume it is this bloc of voters to be targeted by the campaigns with news of the VP candidate selection.

We on this board are much out of the mainstream due to our high level of interest in items political (some claim I am further out still than the rest), so we necessarily see things in a manner much different than the body politic at large. Hillary, due to her "star power", was the one choice he could have made to make a real difference in vote totals, and I think virtually everyone agrees with that assessment; what does it tell us about him that he would forgo her as the choice?

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by roni

Biden is also a working class Senator (His dad had money at one time, but lost it before Joe was very old) , and is, perhaps, the only Senator who is not a millionaire according to news reports this morning.

His son, Delaware's Attorney General (I think that is the one, but I think there is another son), is heading to Iraq for a tour of duty.

Yes, Beau and Hunter are his sons. Beau is the AG and is a Capt in the DE Natl Guard.