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Article: Joe Biden: No Change Agent but a Gentleman
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 25, 2008
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Well, Barack Obama has finally flip-flopped on everything he
stood for. He's reversed his campaign theme of "Change" to "Inside
Washington." Joe Biden, with his 36 years inside Washington, is
anything but change. Mr. Biden symbolizes all the things Mr. Obama
said he loathed in the primary. By choosing Mr. Biden as his running
mate [front page, Aug. 24], Mr. Obama has played directly into the
Republicans' emphasis on his lack of experience.
Yes, experience counts, but Mr. Obama did not have the audacity
to pick someone with experience who would represent true change as
well. If so, perhaps he would have chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson. Mr. Richardson, a former congressman, energy ...