Biden Visits With His Son in Iraq

Wonderful . . . there's many other fathers that would like to visit their sons in Iraq but they can't fly in luxury at the taxpayers expense. Now, did this national joke accomplish anything worthwhile on this boondoggle?

Wonderful, Vice President Biden, was given opportunity to visit with his son in Irag. Both are serving our nation.
HAPPY 4th of JULY!

I wonder if they let Bidens son have a weapon... If he is like his dad, I would be scared of him and a gun.."How's this thing work paw"?

Guess Joe is doing the same that Sarah Palin was able to do when she visited the Alaska Reserves. Why complain? Both are public servants, carrying out certain responsibilities, and should be able to take advantage of such trips to see their sons.

I'm a Democrat, but I think Biden's trip was more to see his son for the 4th of the July (at our expense) and the military briefings were the added bonus. Something wrong when the Vice President of the United States has to go TO his subordinates to get briefed instead of them coming to him.

Isn't that sweet ? Must be awfully nice to have influence . Biden Jr is not even on the front lines . He is an attorney safe in an office .

I agree that it must be nice to go over there at our taxpayers dollars to see family. It ###### me off because I have family and friends currently over there and we cant just fly over there to see them. I sure dont have the money to do it but Biden did it on our dime and dollar.

When Bush went or Cheney went it was front page and all about God Country and Mother. But Biden goes and you say it is a boongoggle. Great. I really think some of us here in American should try to NOT be so shortsighted, and maybe just let some things go unsaid. You sound so cranky and so desperate. Just don't act out all those terrible thoughts. Really it is getting old.

I am always amazed by some of these posts. The guy is the VP - it's his job! Sure, he gets a benefit to see his son. You armchair quarterbacks are free to don some body armor, a Kevlar, and an M-4 and do your part.

George...Thanks for this major breaking news story....I am glad my tax money is going to good use so that Biden can spend time with his son.....Keep up your great reporting

um, did all you right wingers notice that we just pulled out of the major cities this week. Is is really such a bad thing that our VP went over to check and see how the transition went? And so what if he got to see his son. I was over there and I would have loved for my father to come over. But I would have not been jealous if someone else got to see their dad and I didn't.

Nice 2 see our tax dollars hard at work for family reunions....

Elsie

"Some of you would have been called traitors or un-patriotic if the former President or VP (who had to go to Iraq in the middle of the night because they were so hated) were still in office."

Elsie. Elsie, Elsie,

You and George called President Bush and V.P. Cheney unpatriotic and liars daily. LOL at your comment.

Look, Biden was the biggest buffoon in the senate and remains that in the V.P. slot, well makes sense since Bo is a buffoon also.

Lots of people get to see their loved ones while they're deployed. My commander got to see her husband when he flew into Talill AFB, and I spent R&R with my bf in Doha.

Isnt that niceeee, he gets to visit his son on the taxpayer dime...... I had to wait until my son came home from Iraq to visit him......

rplat: "Wonderful . . . there's many other fathers that would like to visit their sons in Iraq but they can't fly in luxury at the taxpayers expense. Now, did this national joke accomplish anything worthwhile on this boondoggle?"..............

Ol' G.W. COMPLETELY "DODGED" the Vietnam War by having his father pull strings to get him into the Texas Air Guard instead... and you're complaining about this trip by the VP? I'm sure the G.H.W. Bush visited G.W. Bush in Alamaba, when his son was campaigning there instead of attending his required drills............ Stop sounding like a "sore loser", get over it!

I'm in the military, stationed in Germany, but just came back from my second deployment to Iraq. I'm proud that we finally have a Vice President who has a son serving our country in one of these two wars, unlike the previous administration, their strategic decisions now have a more "personal" impact on their families. Way to go Bidens (father and son)!

X-Republican Because of Bush is a liar. I just did a WHOIS check on his two posts and they MOST DEFINITELY NOT from Germany. Good try. You folks just can't get through your thick skulls that you all elected someone that will destroy this country before his term is up. Just goes to show that most American voters are straight up troglodytes.

You people slamming Biden for visiting his son are truly pathetic anti-American losers. You will use any excuse your little minds can latch onto to heap scorn on the current administration. You disgust me.....

SChaos1701: "X-Republican Because of Bush is a liar. I just did a WHOIS check on his two posts and they MOST DEFINITELY NOT from Germany."

I tell you what Mr. "Right-Weiner".... you post on here EXACTLY how you could verify who I am.... and if you do that, I'll post my home phone number here in Germany so that anyone can call to verify that I am an American service member in Germany. How about that loser SChaos? Is that a challenge your willing to take?

These "right-weiner" ("losers") are so upset that the past 8 years of Bush/Cheney produced nothing but a destroyed economy and a nation that they left $11 Trillion in debt..... they can't fathom the fact that their entire party was voted out of office during the last two elections. Thank God we all don't think at the same level that they do.

Correction: I meant Beau, of course, rather than Joe.

What a bunch of bitter Americans....this man has given 28 years of his life serving the country in the government and has done a great job. So what if he had a few gaffs, it cannot take away all the years of hard work and sacrifices he has made to serve our country. I am happy he has the opportunity to see his son while many of you are complaining. His son could have gotten out of going to Iraq and chose not to. How about being an good American and be happy that the men are finally coming home and hoping they will be greeted with dignity and the respect they deserve. Hopefully, maybe a parade. This is the 4th of July...let's put our political nonesense aside just for one day and fly our flags and celebrate the end of this war.

AuntMisBehaving.... I completely agree with you. Beau Biden could have very easily skipped out of this war because of his civilian responsibilities and also because of who his father is. But, unlike the "fast one" that the Bush's pulled for G.W. to avoid Vietnam, the Bidens sent their son as thousands of American families have done with their sons and daughters. I salute the Biden family for that.

Mr. X-Republican, I LOVE YOU! Aren't these right-wingers grim? All this talk about "them" having to pay for the Bidens to go over there. Heavens. Think of all the money Bush spent getting us in that war. Everything else pales by comparison.

Mary Ann said: "Isn't that sweet ? Must be awfully nice to have influence . Biden Jr is not even on the front lines . He is an attorney safe in an office."

How COMPLETELY clueless you are about the type of warfare that is going on over there. THERE IS NO "FRONT LINE"! In April 2008, two outstanding officers were killed in a gym in the Green Zone when a rocket fired from Sadr City landed dead center on top of that U.S. facility.

Mary Ann, your comment was not only insensitive to ALL our service members serving there (whether they are clearing a village or sitting in the Green Zone).... but it also demonstrated your ignorance of what is happening in Iraq.