I would love to have a beer with Biden. But I would not leave Bernie for him and

[magical thyme]

I honestly can't imagine Warren agreeing to run with Biden, based on his financial industry ties. Aside from giving us Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, Biden's track record has been less than stellar.

Biden authored the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act in 1995. It was used as the basis of the Patriot Act (and explains how that got that monstrosity written so fast; it was done in advance).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Counterterrorism_Act_of_1995
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/12/joe-biden-drafted-the-core-of-the-patriot-act-in-1995-before-the-oklahoma-city-bombing.html

Biden authored the 3-Strikes act.
"His broadest contribution to crime policy was the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, commonly called the 1994 Crime Bill. Written by Biden and signed by President Clinton, it increased funds for police and prisons, fueling a huge expansion of the federal prison population….[I]t also contributed to the rapid growth of militarized police forces that used new federal funds to purchase hundreds of thousands of pieces of military equipment….”

Biden co-authored the act the enabled police depts to profit from civil asset forfeitures.
"In 1984, he worked with Republican Sen. Strom Thurmond and the Reagan administration to craft and pass the Comprehensive Control Act, which enhanced and expanded civil asset forfeiture, and entitled local police departments to a share of captured assets. Critics say this incentivizes abuse, citing countless cases of unfair and unaccountable seizures…."

Biden co-sponsored increased penalties for drugs, including mj.
In 1986, Biden co-sponsored the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which created new mandatory minimum sentences for drugs, including the infamous crack-vesus-cocaine sentencing disparity….

Biden would also play an important role in crafting the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which strengthened mandatory minimums for drug possession, enhanced penalties for people who transport drugs, and established the Office of National Drug Control Policy, whose director was christened “drug czar” by Biden."
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/10/enough_with_the_joe_biden_nonsense_the_real_reasons_why_the_d_c_media_loves_him_but_progressives_should_run_away_screaming/

Biden also was important in passing the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention act.
"The Times also details just how helpful Biden has been to MBNA and the credit card industry. The senator was a key supporter of an industry-favorite bill—the “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005”—that actually made it harder for consumers to get protection under bankruptcy.

As the Times notes, Biden was one of the first Democratic supporters of the bill and voted for it four times until it finally passed in March 2005....

...[Biden] was one of five Democrats in March 2005 who voted against a proposal to require credit card companies to provide more effective warnings to consumers about the consequences of paying only the minimum amount due each month. Mr. Obama voted for it.

Mr. Biden also went against Mr. Obama to help defeat amendments aimed at strengthening protections for people forced into bankruptcy who have large medical debts or are in the military; Mr. Biden argued that the amendments were unnecessary because the legislation already carved out exemptions for those debtors. And he was one of four Democrats who sided with Republicans to defeat an effort, supported by Mr. Obama, to shift responsibility in certain cases from debtors to the predatory lenders who helped push them into bankruptcy."

http://www.propublica.org/article/bidens-cozy-relations-with-bank-industry-825

[upaloopa]

1. I don't want Biden to run but geez 1980's?

Really? Those were completely different times. We have all evolved beyond that.

[magical thyme]

3. Biden's progression has been steadily to the right. Siding w/republicans against Obama was 2008+

not the 80s, so at least he's been consistent.

[cascadiance]

2. Young people with heavy college debt should also know about the bankruptcy bill...

... where current bankruptcy laws prevents them specifically from discharging their college debts through bankruptcy proceedings.

That WON'T get the millenial generation's votes who is even more saddled with debt than those of us with credit cards now.

[Dems to Win]

4. Don't forget Biden voted for the Iraq War

No interest in a Biden candidacy at all.

[Warren DeMontague]

5. The next president needs to dismantle the drug war that Biden helped build.

I have trouble believing that he's that guy.

Like him as a person, respect the job he's done as veep, but not real enthused about the idea of him running for President.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. K&R Just another neolib.