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IS PRESIDENT OBAMA RECEIVING ANY MONEY FROM THE SALE OF HIS BOOKS? IF SO,,IS IT LEGAL?

The fact that Biden is ranks 576th out of 596 is not a badge of Honor in a Capitalistic society. To me our leaders should be people of means, having obtained a certain wealth my hard work and ingenuity in the private industry. The fact that he hasn't achieved smacks of a certain aggorance. "Those that can do - do and those that can't dictate to those who can." America is not a socialist society, though Biden would like it to be so he can take more from those that do and give it to those who don't!

Obama will make only those changes approved by Nancy Pelosi. Everything will have to be placed in her in basket and answered when she has the time. She is a busy lady. Running a nation is hard work.

Come on everyone. The last perfect person was crusified! OBama and Biden are good men who want to change the direction of this country. Why in the name of heavens does the media have to highlight the negatives???? The division in this country is NOT caused by the citizens it's caused by the 24/7 news media. Do us all a favor and start focusing on the issues: alternative energy; good paying jobs; peace for all humans beings and restoring our good name around the world!

Mary Anne, why is Biden a crook? Can you back up your claims? And if it is because he has taken some contributions from lobbyists (that doesn't make him a crook), he is not alone, and don't think that Republicans haven't done the same thing....

Oh yes, I can see how Obama is going to change everything after accepting a VP like the crook Biden! Obama is such a hypocrite and I hope he loses big time to mcCain in November! We don't need him and we don't want him!

You're leaving out the obvious here. Everyone said that Obama couldn't possibly run for president without taking lobbyist and PAC money because there was no way he could raise enough money. NO ONE EVER RAN FOR HIGH OFFICE WITHOUT TAKING THE LOBBYIST AND PAC MONEY BEFORE. There was no one at all that Obama could have chosen who didn't take lobbyist money because OBAMA IS THE FIRST. He proved that it was possible. All of the possible VP and President choices on both sides except Obama took that money. It's the way it's worked in Washington forever and it the reason change is needed. Somebody has to be first but you don't single out lone Joe Biden and say he's bad when every other person in Washington is doing it the time honored way except Obama. Welcome aboard Joe. We're mighty glad to have you with us!

McSenile should choose Hillary!

Then at least 50% of the idiots posting here would be happy!

Whine, whine, waah, waah!

Get over it!

Obama/Biden '08!!!!!!!!

Who cares what he did before. Lobbying was how 8% of politicians got bribed. Biden doesn't need lobby (non corporate/oil) money with Obama. The people will donate!

"Obama made $4M last year"...according to McCain-who thinks that $5M is the "rich" floor - Obama is only "Upper Middle Class"!

Just so you know, I voted for W in 2000. I was a FL resident at the time too. I encourage everyone to look back at the last 8 years and judge objectively whether we can accept this kind of Administration ever again.

Anyone who thinks Mccain will run this country any different than W isn't doing their homework. Mccain is on a war path, he even said at a town hall that he agreed with reinstating the draft. The war was wrong from day one and he won't admit that. Enough of this Republican garbage.

We may not agree with Barack Obama on everything. I didn't agree with W on everything in 2000. However his policies (yes he has them, go to his website it's quite clear) are a step in a bold new direction.

We cannot afford to live off the Middle East or any other country for oil. Our economy is in shambles because of this.

We need affordable health care for our families. As a NY resident, I love Hillary Clinton myself. I would never consider voting for Mccain out of spite for Obama. Hillary stood for univeral health care for all. Mccain doesn't. Obama does, or at least affordable health care to anyone who seeks it.

The choice is obvious. Vote for Obama/Biden '08. If you don't know about Obama, go to his website. But don't take what the Republicans say at face value. They are quite good at lying to the public as George Bush has demonstrated.

Do the homework.

The Obama's made over $4,000,000 last year and purchased a house worth 1.6 million. They are not hurting. They send both their daughters to exclusive private schools. They can afford to vacation at a private beach in Hawaii. All of this fine -- and sounds some what previledged to me. Anyone know how much they donate charity?
Posted by: Gracie | Aug 24, 2008 1:04:56 PM

1) There are no private beaches in Hawaii, they are all public. My family has vacationed in Hawaii as well, and my family is solidly middle class. Hawaii is not something exotic.

2) He donated $240,000 to charity in 2007.

Susie: Beau is the Delaware attorney general and a captain in the Army National Guard. McCain's son, Jimmy, 18, a Marine Corps enlistee.

You serve where the military feels you're best suited.

Biden has a son leaving for Iraq--- he is an attorney who will be in an office over there "JAG".

McCain has a son that deployed to Iraq who is in the Marines. He served on the streets --- not some cushy office.

The mcCains are Americas truly dysfunctional family. Can Amercia really feel good about having them representing the entire country? These rich out of touch socialites have no clue about real hard working Americans

Joe Biden works as a senator and his wife works as a teacher at a junior college! They both worked hard all their lifes. Mccain played around, graduated at the bottom of his class, an got to graduate, because his Dad,grandads possitions! He didn't do notthing in military school but womanize. Than blamed his POW days on his adultry with the Rich Cindy Mccain that distroyed his first marriage. Cindy Mccain didn't have to work either for a liveing. Her and her dad plum forgot her half sister who is angry and upset because cindy keeps saying she's the only child. Should I go on! She got into perscription drugs that she stole from those charity people. Never went to jail for theift like us ordinary people would. Should I go on? She lied about meeting mother treasa, and the way her baby was adopted. So don't ever put down hard working people like the Bidens who in america has a modest liveing they worked hard for and compair them to Rich people like the mccains who can't even figure out how many homes they actually own and even forgets they have one that they fail to pay taxes on for several years.

The report from the quoted source, The Center for Responsive Politics, says Biden has gotten that amount since 1989. That's 1989. 19 years not 11 years. Over the course of NINETEEN years Biden has gotten $344,400, $18,126 per year.

Joe Biden's son is in the military, headed for Iraq. Mitt Romney has fewer sons than McCain has mansions... 5 to be exact. But every one of Romney's adult sons has shunned military service like the plague. Let's hope Romney is chosen to accompany McCain on the Wealthy Elitist Express.

Biden was an excellent choice! Why can't republicans (including the press) ever talk about issues? Arguing in these blogs are fun and interesting but they don't change minds. Anyone who is interested enough in politics to read these things have already made up their minds. And the trolls that say things like, "He's lost my vote NOW" are tranparent. So why can't we argue issues instead of lobbyist? (Which McCain has more of than anyone)

Senator Biden's son serves in the military and is leaving for Iraq.