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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Political Junkie

Joe Biden Has History On His Side But Little Else If Hillary Clinton Runs

Biden 2016

May 7, 2013 History says that if a sitting vice president wants to succeed his retiring boss, the nomination is usually his. Think: Nixon '60, Humphrey '68, Bush '88, Gore '00. But history may not help Joe Biden in 2016.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Two-Way

Biden: For Protection; 'Buy A Shotgun, Buy A Shotgun'

Vice President Biden earlier this month during a roundtable discussion on gun control at Girard College in Philadelphia.

February 20, 2013 Americans don't need assault-style weapons to protect their homes, says the vice president. He tells Parents magazine that he's advised Jill Biden to just fire off a couple blasts from their double-barreled shotgun if there are intruders on the property of their Delaware home.

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