Barack Obama Chooses Joe Biden For VP
 Saturday, August 23rd, 2008  by Connie T.

I'm sure it won't take long for the mass media to blow my article into oblivion, but we are one of the first ones to report that in the wee hours of the morning, the announcement of Barack Obama's Vice Presidential running mate has been confirmed as Senator Joe Biden on Obama's website, and by CNN via text message.

If you recall, Joe Biden was an early candidate in the 2008 presidential election for the Democratic Party, but dropped out in January after the Iowa caucuses.

Nancy Pelosi said back in March that there would be no Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dream team for President and Vice President, either way you put it, calling it "impossible." She was right.

Here are Joe's positions on some of the major political issues:

He has said that his #1 issue is the energy crisis.

He believes that Roe v. Wade should remain intact and the government should not get involved in the subject of abortion. He has voted in favor, however, of banning partial birth abortions.

He supports federal funding for stem cell research.

He supports civil unions but against federal legislation regarding gay marriage.

He believes less drug offenders should be caught up in America's prison system.

He believes the federal government needs to take action on global warming, and supports a new treaty on climate change / emission reduction.

He is pro-gun control and was give an "F" by the NRA for his voting record (including voting for reinstating a Federal Assault Weapons Ban).

Biden supports a guest-worker visa program for immigrants, and also Social Security benefits for illegal immigrants. He does, however, want to build a wall along the US border.

He supported the Patriot Act but not the wiretapping portion.

Joe Biden voted in favor of invading both Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, but since changed his stance to a five-step withdrawal plan for troops after what he called Bush's mismanagement of the Iraq War.

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