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It is incumbent upon us as Americans to stand up and choose the man or woman who we believe can effectively lead this country. Unfortunately, it appears to me that too often it is not the citizens of this country that truly make this decision but rather the media that anoints a candidate that the rest of us then seem to follow blindly. Senator Joe Biden realizes that this contest should NOT be about the almighty dollar and media hype but rather about the ideas and solutions presented by each candidate. Yes, it is a far more boring endeavor to judge people on substance rather than choosing based upon media hype but it is the ONLY way in which we can have intelligent leaders of substance rather than vacuous candidates who invariably make poor decisions.

Biden: Race Is About Ideas, Not Money

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said Monday that the race for the White House is more about ideas than the huge amounts of money being raised by many of the other candidates.

Biden said voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — states that will cast the first votes of the nominating season next year — are looking for a knowledgeable candidate who can lead the country.

"I am absolutely convinced that this is about ideas, and it's not about money," he told about 900 people at the Delaware Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Money and prestige have dominated the race so far, he said, but ideas will matter.

Biden has represented the state in the Senate for nearly 35 years, and is chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He is considered a knowledgeable voice on international relations, and has been pushing a plan to end the conflict in Iraq by carving the country into three distinct states, with a central government located in Baghdad.

He may have ideas, but it's money he lacks.

Biden raised more than $6 million through the end of September, but had less than $1 million on hand. Rivals and Senate colleagues Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama together raised more than $150 million during the period.

Biden said the idea of a candidate raising $85 million to $90 million is "astounding," but that he still considered it a level playing field in the early primary states. He said those voters care what a candidate has to say.

Biden said the next president's term will determine whether America "regains its footing and reinvigorates the middle class or continues on this spiral that this administration has put us into."

"The American people know that this president has dug us into a very, very deep hole," Biden said.

He acknowledged the tough road ahead, and compared the Democratic primary to his successful 1972 Senate race when, as a 28-year-old upstart, he defeated popular Republican incumbent and former Delaware Gov. Caleb Boggs.

"I am not on a fool's errand; I realize I need your help," said Biden, who predicted that the top three finishers in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 will live to fight on, while the others will cease to be viable candidates.

Joe Biden & The Health Care REALITY!



Four Practical Steps Toward Health Care For All

Joe Biden’s highest priorities – along with ending the war in Iraq – are universal health care and education. He will convene a national gathering of key health care stakeholders from labor, business, health care and government within the first 90 days of his administration to seize the historic opportunity created by the recognition from organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies, the Business Roundtable and the AMA to the labor movement that the time has come for universal, affordable health care.

Joe Biden’s CARE plan proposes four essential steps toward universal health care:

  1. Cover all Children
  2. Access for Adults
  3. Reinsurance For Catastrophic Cases
  4. Encouraging Prevention and Modernization

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