Biden Takes the Stage
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster8/27/08
Senator Joe Biden will speak at the Democratic National Convention tonight in Denver. The Democrat from Delaware is Barack Obama's running mate. Late last night Biden walked around the stage and podium after the majority of the delegates had left. He didn't practice his speech but he seemed to be making sure the microphone was working. Biden has been a senator for over 3 decades. His own two bids to be elected president have failed, most recently this year. Biden is credited with being the author of the Violence Against Women Act. He is the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and recently returned from the Republic of Georgia. During the Clarence Thomas hearings, Biden was the Minority Chair on the Judiciary Committee. He has been described as being a friend of labor, criminal justice activists, and civil libertarians. He now says he made a mistake voting to give authorization to President Bush for the Iraq War. Biden has accused the President of mismanaging the war.