Joe Biden has served in the US Senate for 36 years, having won his seat in Delaware at 29 years of age. Over the years, Joe Biden has chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and is the current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Senator Joe Biden is well-spoken, has gravitas and has had extensive exposure to foreign policy issues, which is one of the reasons why Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential running mate. But foreign policy exposure is different from foreign policy judgment. Joe Biden's support for invading Iraq and partitioning the country while opposing the troop "surge" have all proven flawed. Joe Biden first ran for the Presidency in 1988 but withdrew after succumbing to accusations of plagiarizing from a British politician's speech. Joe Biden's second Presidential run in 2008 failed to spark enthusiasm or media ratings and he withdrew after the Iowa caucus. On social issues, Joe Biden is a self-professed Roman Catholic but opposes Catholic social values. He is pro-embryonic stem cell research, pro-abortion, opposes a Constitutional ban on homosexual marriage, and admits that his beliefs are not Biblical. Our rating of his Presidential candidacy is a . Despite his experiences, Joe Biden is neither the reformer Washington needs nor the leader America needs today. Joe Biden & Economy Joe Biden Religion |
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