Biden, Democrats prepared to attack McCain on foreign policy

[jefferson_dem]

Biden, Democrats prepared to attack McCain on foreign policy
From Alan Silverleib



(CNN) -- On the third night of their national convention, the Democrats on Wednesday will turn their focus to a potential weak spot for Sen. Barack Obama: foreign policy.
Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is set to accept his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday.

Democrats also will officially nominate their presidential ticket and yield the podium to former President Clinton and the presumptive vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.

The lineup of speakers for Wednesday evening -- with the theme of "Securing America's Future" -- features a roster of Democratic foreign policy and national security heavyweights.

Biden will be leading the attack on Republican Sen. John McCain's foreign policy. In his acceptance speech, Biden is expected to outline why he believes McCain's and President Bush's worldviews have ignored the most dangerous threats facing the United States, said a Democratic source involved in crafting the speech for the six-term senator.

Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, widely is believed to have been chosen for the Democratic presidential ticket based on his foreign policy credentials. The Forum: What's your view on national security?

The vice presidential candidate also will focus heavily on his personal biography and Senate experience during his speech, the source said.

Biden will talk about his humble upbringing in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the lessons he learned growing up in a working-class family, the source added.

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[blm]

1. They were always GOING to go this route. That's why Carville's 'concern' was bullshit. He knew

as well as anyone that Wed night was set for destroying McCain's media image as a foreign policy 'expert' that he has enjoyed for far too long.

Carville just wanted to be able to spin it as if it was HIS advice that Obama needed all along.

[EarlG]

2. Don't worry though...

...we'll talk the whole time so you can't hear what they're saying, and when they're done we'll play some McCain campaign ads for free and read a bunch of GOP talking points. -- CNN

[CatBO]

3. Oh good you got the memo!

I had heard CNN was going to leave a copy lying around... That IS written on a memo somewhere up there in Denver, isn't it? :D

[Connie_Corleone]

4. Exactly. The msm is pathetic.

[KaryninMiami]

5. The only one missing tonight is Wes Clark-- I wish he had been included

but they threw him under the bus for his dead on comments last month. Ah well. I did get an email that he's heading to Denver for tomorrow's speech so that's good...