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Obama-Biden War-Funding Split Draws Fire
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ABC News' Teddy Davis, Arnab Datta, and Rigel Anderson Report: The GOP is planning to step up its attacks on Barack Obama's war funding record if the presumptive Democratic nominee taps Joe Biden to be his running mate.
"Our argument will be that the Biden pick only underscores how inexperienced Barack Obama knows he is," a Republican official told ABC News, previewing the GOP's possible line of attack. "Obama's vote against funding our troops was an example of inexperience and poor judgment. The fact that his more experienced running mate made the right call highlights Obama's mistake."
"Whereas to date that vote hasn't gotten a lot of attention," the Republican official added, "now it will."
Obama national security spokesperson Wendy Morigi declined to comment when contacted by ABC News, saying, "We're not commenting on any aspect of any potential V.P."
Biden, who serves as chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, is not the only vice presidential prospect who was at odds with Obama on the May 24, 2007 war funding vote.
Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., for example, also broke with Obama by voting to fund the U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Biden, however, is seen by Republicans as offering more ammunition on the war funding issue.
That's because Biden, as a former White House hopeful and staple on the Sunday morning talk shows, has been more pointed than any other Democrat in contrasting his views on war funding votes with those of Obama.
"I am not going to fail to protect these kids as long as we have a single, solitary troop in Iraq," said Biden during a Sept. 9, 2007 appearance on "Meet the Press."
"This isn’t cutting off the war," he added. "This is cutting off support that will save the lives of thousands of American troops."
Watch it here.
Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, is set to deploy to Iraq by October as a JAG Captain, according to a spokesman for the state's National Guard.
The GOP's possible plans to target the Obama-Biden split on war funding include emailing youtubed versions of Biden's remarks to reporters, putting it in a web video for supporters of the Republican Party, and, perhaps, even using it in a television ad.
"We have it pulled and ready to use as necessary," said the GOP official, referring to Biden's remarks on "Meet the Press."
August 22, 2008 in Biden, Joe, Hunter, Duncan, Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (69)
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Who car about the GOP attaches on Joe Biden. He is the best for the job. They are trying to make Obama choice Hillliary because they will have a field day with the Clintons.
Posted by: gl | Aug 22, 2008 7:20:55 PM
I can not believe the GOP admits they will come out and attack Job Biden. GOP IS ATTACK WORRIERS. THEY DON'T CARE THE ECONOMY IS A MESS BECASUE OF WARS WE are fighting for lies of the Bush Administration!
Posted by: gl | Aug 22, 2008 7:21:51 PM
gl - It has nothing to do with being black. That line is used anytime anyone says anything against Obama and it is getting very old. I think Colin Powell would make a great President. Obama doesn't have what it takes. He is a "creation" of the media with no substance.
Posted by: susie | Aug 22, 2008 7:38:50 PM
i think biden is very capable of dealing with the repubs---it would be entertaining to see biden kick butt
Posted by: rodney | Aug 22, 2008 7:41:30 PM
hey susie
what kind of substance does mcbush have-----do you smell the sulpher
Posted by: rodney | Aug 22, 2008 7:46:58 PM
BKMC, Have you noticed that ever since the Dems got control of Congress things have been going to hell? Their prohibition of new drilling, restrictions on oil shale or nuclear and reliance on alternatives such as ethanol has driven up the price of oil. Gas has gone up as a result as well as food throughout the world. Higher gas prices drove up inflation. They screwed up more in 2 yrs than any other Congress in history.
They can't even pass any spending bills!
If they get a veto proof Congress they will drive the US down so low we will look back at today as the good old days!
Posted by: Davei n lv | Aug 22, 2008 8:02:50 PM
Please note that Biden or whomever the Dems would like as VP have got to get Michelle's blessing before she tells Barry who to pick.
Posted by: Davei n lv | Aug 22, 2008 8:07:16 PM
Obama needs to pick a VP who is above his paygrade.
Posted by: al4mcattack | Aug 22, 2008 8:09:47 PM
It is pure sickening listening to so called Christians, running people down for not believing just the way they do. In this country we are all entitled to our opinions. Yours are just that yours, they may be right then again they may not. I'm damn sick of the so called Christians Evangelicals who look for candidates who fit into their one issue platform for picking a candidate, idiots thats how they got in and wrecked this economy and why were in such tremendous debt.
Posted by: Ronaldraygun | Aug 22, 2008 8:09:55 PM
Why don't we just cut spending to reduce our debt? JM is the ONLY candidate who wants to cut the biggest subsidy (farm subsidies). Too bad the Dems won't help us in fixing that problem. Why don't we lower gas prices by just drilling for oil, develop oil shale, wind, geo and solar and use nuclear like France? If only the Dems would help in allowing us to solve the problem. This would also create jobs, lower inflation, improve our trade deficit and increase the value of the dollar. Why won't those Dems help?
Posted by: Davei n lv | Aug 22, 2008 8:22:10 PM
Obama wants to tax the rich more so they can have more money for earmarks.
Posted by: al4mcattack | Aug 22, 2008 8:31:30 PM
Obama a junior senator has requested $750M on earmarks and has recorded $97M on pork projects last year including a $1M for Michelle's employer, University of Chicago Hospital...
Posted by: al4mcattack | Aug 22, 2008 8:35:34 PM
al4mcattack--- yes but that is small change compared to the okei dokie mccain gave king george to spend on a illegal war in iraq.
Posted by: tom | Aug 22, 2008 8:40:33 PM
Tom wasn't it a Dem Congress that not only funded the war to Jan but to June of next year? Didn't they give him even more than he requested?
Posted by: Davei n lv | Aug 22, 2008 8:45:59 PM
It is Biden....a plane arrived in his airport from Chicago for him and Bayh and Kaine been told it's not them.
Obama announced tomorrow at 10AM
Posted by: Debra | Aug 22, 2008 8:48:28 PM
davei n lv---- yes because they were lied to when they knew that they have been doing what they can, except the republican ones they still keep lying to america and being so bull headed they cant admit they were wrong. and mccain is almost as bad as bush.
Posted by: tom | Aug 22, 2008 8:51:47 PM
davei-n lv---they cant stop teh money taht would make it so the miliatry cant pay soldiers it is a touchy and hard thing to stop when the liar bush keeps up his crap.
Posted by: tom | Aug 22, 2008 8:53:29 PM
Hey, Guess what? They'd attack whoever Obama picked. If Joe Biden is the pick, the American public isn't going to give a damn about how he voted on war funding.
Posted by: Patrick | Aug 22, 2008 8:59:13 PM
BIDEN WILL BE THE VP....PRIVATE PLANE SENT FOR HIM AND WAITING. OBAMA WILL ANNOUNCE AT 10:00AM SAT.
I like Biden (darn), but love Hillary more and will vote McCain AGAINST OBAMA!
I hope all the Hillary supporters (25%) that are for McCain and the 11% undecided VOTE AGAINST OBAMA NOV. 4.
Hell hath no furry like a woman scorned.
Posted by: Debra | Aug 22, 2008 9:05:01 PM
Don't trust Obama....trust McCain to put county first, not his oversized ego for being the first whatever.
Obama was on tape yeserday saying something about the timing of "announcing to the world"! Obama's ego is world sized. McCain would never say that. NEVER OBAMA!
McCAIN '08/HILLARY '12
Posted by: Debra | Aug 22, 2008 9:12:46 PM
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