Caught in Trump impeachment storm, Joe Biden holds steady

The Christian Science Monitor ^ | October 10, 2019 | Jessica Mendoza, Staff writer

[Jagermonster]

Why We Wrote This

In attacking President Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden runs a risk – having his own résumé as a Washington insider turned against him.

As the impeachment fight between President Donald Trump and House Democrats escalates, it has largely pushed the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates out of the news.

All, that is, except one.

On Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden became the last of the top-tier Democratic contenders to call for President Trump’s impeachment. It was his most forceful response yet to Mr. Trump’s apparent efforts to get Ukraine – and later, China – to investigate him and his son Hunter for corruption. “Trump will do anything to get reelected, including violating the most basic forms of democracy,” Mr. Biden said at a town hall in New Hampshire. “It’s stunning, and it’s dangerous.”

There’s no evidence that the Bidens did anything illegal in Ukraine. And so far, the former vice president’s collateral role in the scandal hasn’t appeared to hurt his standing in the polls. The Trump campaign’s focus on him may even be helping perpetuate his image as a front-runner.

But it’s also serving to highlight a key tension in Mr. Biden’s candidacy: One of his main strengths – his many years at the heart of the Washington establishment – may also be his biggest weakness.

To many voters, Mr. Biden is respected and well liked, a known quantity. Wrapped in the halo of affection Democrats have for former President Barack Obama, he has presented himself as a return to “normalcy” after the turmoil of the Trump years. It’s one of the reasons his poll numbers have held steady despite months of ...

[chris37]

I say we let a jury decide that along with any other evidence that may shed light on the subject.

[Billthedrill]

Here's some evidence from a thread last evening.

Biden's Brother Awarded $1.5B Contract To Build Homes In Iraq. It turns out the Bidens have done very well - mind you, this is his brother James, not his son Hunter, although with regard to THIS STORY the both of them were involved with some very naughty financial business while Joe was VP. James was as qualified to advise on home construction as Hunter was to advise on oil. Which is to say, not at all.

[vrtom]

So we can ask each Democrat this question:
Do you think it was okay for Democrats to ask a foreign government (Britain) for dirt on an election rival (Trump), which was provided in a false
dossier?

[MinuteGal]

President Trump is being sued to reveal his IRS tax returns for the past 10 years.

Wouldn't it be fun to see the tax returns of Biden, the Clintons and Obama from the date they were sworn into office up-to-and-including this year?

Leni