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(41,146 posts)New York Times, "BIDEN LOOKS BACK, ASPIRATIONS INTACT", Thursday, April 21, 2016 ~ PRAISE FOR SANDERS
- Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., center, at the Oval Office this month.
He remains neutral in the battle between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, but not between their campaign styles.
*Hell take Mr. Sanderss aspirational approach over Mrs. Clintons caution any day.
Having passed on the 2016 presidential race, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. watches the fight for the Democratic nomination with a mixture of longing and restlessness. He remains neutral in the battle between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, but not between their campaign styles. *Hell take Mr. Sanderss aspirational approach over Mrs. Clintons caution any day.* I like the idea of saying, We can do much more, because we can, Mr. Biden said in an interview on the Washington-to-Wilmington, Del., Amtrak train he has ridden throughout four decades in national politics. I dont think any Democrats ever won saying, We cant think that big we ought to really downsize here because its not realistic, he said in a mocking tone. Cmon man, this is the Democratic Party! Im not part of the party that says, Well, we cant do it.
...Pointing to the financial crisis, the Great Recession and fierce battles with Republicans over health care and government funding, Mr. Biden said, We had about eight atom bombs dropped on our desk.
*Yet he likes the idea that Mr. Sanders is aiming high, regardless of whether the large steps he envisions to narrow INCOME INEQUALITY and broaden economic opportunity become realized in the next presidential term. The philosophy Mr. Biden has advocated within the Obama White House: Push for a lot, and persevere over the long run.
*Presidents have always been told by really smart people: Dont push something that you cant succeed in-- it diminishes your power, he said. I completely disagree with that proposition. Everything Ive ever cared about with the exception of the presidents brilliant passage of the Affordable Care Act -- takes time, he added.
*The only way to get these big things done is talk about them.
More: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/us/politics/biden-looks-back-aspirations-intact.html?_r=0
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