Senator Biden spent the day in Virginia and Washington D.C. First stop -- a community gathering in Woodbridge, VA. The gymnasium at the Veterans Memorial Park was quite small and the crowd of approximately 250 packed the space.
Barack Obama and Senator Biden have spent a lot of time in Virginia, so much so that Joe joked that he could almost claim residency here.
Joe was introduced by Kathy Cohenour, a local woman who is the full time caregiver to her daughter Leah, who is in a wheelchair. Her family lives frugally due to Leah's illness and recently Kathy's son, who works as a waiter, has moved home because he was not able to make ends meet. Kathy is not alone in her struggle. She has witnessed many of her friends in the community fighting these tough economic times and dealing with home foreclosures.
Senator Biden began his speech by saying, "We are here because you all are close enough to Washington to know that we need to change it." He continued to speak about the economy and the failure of the current administration, explaining that John McCain is out of touch with the middle class and American families like Kathy's.
Later in the day Joe returned to D.C. to speak at the Democratic National Jewish convention. He took stage with the NJDC chairs and co-charis seated on either side and spoke again about this country's need for change.
Please enjoy his speech at the NJDC.
Kat WestergaardSeptember 23, 2008En to route Hebron, KY
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January 17, 2001 | Issue 37•01 WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over." "My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us." Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street. During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years. "You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?" On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further. ...
