WOW, Biden's net worth is about -300,000!

[WeDidIt]

Joe's three hundred large in debt. I can certainly relate to that!

Joe's just a regular Joe!

[scheming daemons]

1. Wow... TWO candidates, neither of which is a "millionaire".... at least judging by net worth

[rurallib]

2. Yep - he and DK had net worths well under half a mil

during the primary season. I believe Joe also drives in to work from Delaware on a regular basis.

[Muttocracy]

4. Amtrak. He is a big public transport user and advocate. nt

[rurallib]

7. I love him then!

God I love riding the choo-choos. But we have little chance in the midwest.

[Peregrine Took]

14. That's great news! I love public transportation. I'm never happier than

when riding on a train, a bus, the el - as long as I have a seat, that is!

[flamingdem]

19. Sadly, his wife and infant child were killed in an accident, his two other children recovered nt

[GoesTo11]

35. Make it an issue

Do people want a real train system yet? I do.

[gateley]

3. Really? I thought he was stinkin' rich off the credit card companies --

at least that's what people on DU have been telling me. :shrug:

[medicswife]

5. right, gately? That' s what they've been tellin' us. n/t

[Debi]

23. It's past your bedtime isn't Ms. Snarky???

:hide:

[gateley]

39. ...

:7

[depakid]

6. Considering his votes- that kinda sounds like a lose/lose

Vote to fuck ordinary Americans over AND don't even profit from it!

Just sayin'

[mzmolly]

9. Which vote in particular?

:shrug:

[Frustratedlady]

8. He mows his own yard, too....last I heard, anyway.

I think he tries to keep himself from getting involved in the trappings of Washington and is definitely a family man. It will be a big change for him to have to attend social functions so much, but he would be classy. His family is so neat, too.

Ah, yes! Biden is good!

[eljefe2]

10. yerp

[Lisa0825]

13. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[billyoc]

11. Damn, I'm richer than the VP!

I have $50 bucks burning a hole in my pocket, ladies...

:rofl:

[DefenseLawyer]

12. I think that says a lot about the guy.

He's been in the Senate since he was 30 years old and has never cashed in on any of the sweetheart deals that I'm sure have been thrown at him. There is nothing wrong with being rich and being in the Senate, but an honest man shouldn't get rich in the Senate.

[Mass]

15. How can we put somebody who cannot manage his finances at a heartbeat of the WH?

:sarcasm:

[flamingdem]

28. Isn't it mostly campaign debt? nt

[Mass]

30. No clue. I was simply imagining how the GOP would try to use that.

[Thrill]

16. I read. He's 99th out of 100 in Senators net worth.

[flamingdem]

17. Dang, doesn't he have any buddies on Wall Street? (He must be CLEAN!) LOL

That might be why Obama picked him...

[PatSeg]

25. And they both are

clean and articulate!

[gateley]

40. When he entered public office, he made the decision not to invest in the

stock market, lest his votes be influenced by his holdings.

So, no buddies on Wall Street.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

18. You know, that actually is great info. He's real.

[flamingdem]

20. I love this .... He's broke, I can sure identify, he has my vote!!! This is good news nt

[GoesTo11]

36. Well, he does have a pretty good pension

He'll be fine. But he probably knows how much milk costs.

[democrat2thecore]

21. And still teaches a constitutional law class at a Delaware college - weekly - for free! -nt

[flamingdem]

29. Was that Obama's area of law as well? nt

[NotThisTime]

41. yes - Constitutional law.... I didn't know that about Joe

[Jennicut]

22. And he went out of his way to buy bagels, coffee, and even milk for reporters

That is a nice thing to do considering how annoying being surrounded by reporters and cameras at your house for the past few days must be.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

31. And hauling his own tree stumps out.

[flamingdem]

33. The manly man thing will play well nt

[PatSeg]

24. I believe he took out a 2nd mortgage on his home

to pay for his daughter's college tuition.

*Will not meet with lobbyists

*Does not own any stocks

[flamingdem]

27. This is it people, now we know what he meant by "clean" the MSM just twisted

it as usual. The guy is ethical... apparently (have to add that word).

[PatSeg]

45. Thank you

Exactly. Politically "clean", as in no scandals!

[flamingdem]

26. Looks like we all need to get to know Joe (pray)

He has a unique one sided smile, the cartoonists have probably got this in mind already.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

[kwolf68]

32. I like Joe...

I have NO PROBLEMS with Sen. Biden on the ticket. It's obiously a choice for age and foreign policy experience, but he's damn good on many domestic issues.

[flamingdem]

34. From his bio one can gather that he is used to smacking down the Repukes

on a daily basis.

[LynneSin]

37. I laughed at a comment about his house being an 'estate'

It's a nice house and all but hardly estate material. More like a nice home on a nice tract of land.

[WeDidIt]

38. Yeah, the "Mansion" crap about Obama's house cracks me up, too.

It's a nice house, don't get me wrong, but you can get more house about a mile from my house in the Chicago suburbs fopr about half the price Obama paid.

You'll get a bigger lawn, too.

The difference is his 98 year old house is in the city in a less than upscale neighborhood and my five year old house is in a suburb where I ride the train for 39 minutes in and out of the city every day.

Now if Cindy McCain were buying a home in Chicago, she'd be Gold Coast all the way, or a new condo in many of the buildings close to the Loop with a view of the lake.

[NotThisTime]

44. Buying a reasonable house in any major metro area is going to be expensive

Compare that to McCain's ranch being on the cover of Architectural digest.... what a ridiculous comparison.

[Phredicles]

42. Well, he can always get out from under it by declaring bankruptcy;

Oh wait...

[MilesColtrane]

46. snap

[mzmolly]

43. I can almost relate.

Almost. :hi: