Biden vs. Castle – The Tale of the Tape
Although it is a stone cold lock that Castle is going to hang up his gloves, it is interesting to run down the cold, dispassionate stats in a Castle/Biden match-up
Michael Newbold Castle: Born July 2, 1839 in Wilmington, Delaware. Only incumbent Republican Congressman currently representing a Democratic district. A graduate of Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and Georgetown University Law Center, he married Jane DiSabatino in 1992. Hates kids, especially the unborn variety.
Castle’s reputation for being a “moderate” was destroyed by slavish devotion to Bush era policies (95% of Bush era war policy votes favored the White House). Since the election of Barrack Obama, Mike Castle has not returned to his moderate roots, but has voted in lockstep with Republican leadership bent on obstructing America’s economic recovery. Among his positives in a match-up against Biden will be an ability to raise money from deep pocketed, out of state from Republicans determined to put at least one race in the “toss-up” category.
I don’t know how Castle intends to spin that straw into gold.
Let’s look at Beau.
Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III: Born February 3, 1969. American politician, soldier, and lawyer from Wilmington, Delaware. Currently serves as the Attorney General of Delaware, a Captain in the Delaware Army National Guard and son of Vice President Joe Biden.
A graduate of Archmere Academy, the University of Pennsylvania, and Syracuse University College of Law. Worked at the United States Department of Justice in Philadelphia where he served as a Counsel in the Office of Policy Development and as a Federal Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Loves children. Biden and wife Hallie, have two children: a daughter, Natalie and a son, Hunter.
Biden stepped into the national spotlight at the 2008 Democratic National Convention when he introduced his father. He recounted the auto accident that killed his mother and sister and the subsequent parenting commitment his father made to his sons.
Biden is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard and serves as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps as part of the 261st Signal Brigade in Smyrna, Delaware. His unit was activated to deploy to Iraq on October 3, 2008, and sent to Fort Bliss, Texas for pre-deployment training, the day after his father participated in the 2008 presidential campaign’s only vice presidential debate. His father is on the record as saying, “I don’t want him going. But I tell you what, I don’t want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years, and so how we leave makes a big difference.”
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Robinette?
Robinette has been a well-known proper noun in Delaware since 1972, up there with Irenée.
I know that my comments on Castle creep you out, but if you’re gonna make posts like this one…
Castle doesn’t need to spin straw into gold. He can count on at least 51% of the uninformed Delaware voters mindlessly voting for the Castle “brand name” as they have for 2 decades.
Not when up against the Biden brand. Check and mate.
When voters go into the booth and discover Castle vs. Biden – we will need to keep a mop and bucket handy to clean up the exploding heads. Exit poll interviews on that one would be priceless.
Only if you assume that the “Beau” brand is equal to the “Joe” brand, and people will vote for entitlement over experience.
Everybody knows that “Beau” ain’t “Joe” but Mike is still Mike.
Castle: “Beau has no experience.”
Beau: ” Castle has been in Washington too long. Thank you for your years of service. Buh-bye.”
Actually this line would work for any Democrat provided they can get over the minimum hump of credibility. Previous opponents could not get over that hump, but Beau’s name plus his growing resume is more than enough.
BTW – here is a Castle fun fact. He was born on the same day as the mutiny on the slave ship Amistad.
If the youth movement that was inspired by Obama comes out again in 2010 then Castle is toast. It may be a big if, but maybe we’ve convinced them that all of our futures rest in their young hands. Please vote kids!
Castle trumps anyone the Dems put up, anyone.
You keep dreaming up so many hateful things to say which defy logic and also don’t reflect Castle’s voting record.
Your diatribe is so slanted and uninformed, it rates as a non statement to anyone with an IQ above 70.
Mike Protack
YAY!!! THE RE-BIRTH OF MIKE PROTACK’S Lancelot-esque knightly protection of Lady Mike Castle…. so gentlemanly of you Cap’t
Nice job of quoting yourself and making it look like it’s from some outside, reputable source.
And what’s with the 1839 birthdate?
Surely that’s not a typo. Jason doesn’t make typos!
Congressman Castle,
I’m not surprised that this cold, objective, dispassionate look at the facts has you rattled.
I think Castle will run and will be the favorite.
AG Biden is a great guy, but it may not be his time. He would be an easy lock on reelection and may choose that route.
Y’know, there’s enough bad stuff in Castle’s record without people like you trying to smear him. I know you can’t resist getting nasty, but for pete’s sake, it’ll only hurt your guy.
Born 1839… he “married” his wife. Is that your subtle attempt at saying he’s old and gay??
I appeal to ‘Bulo, cassandra, pandora, and even Don. You’re better than this.
And this is from someone named feces, for shit’s sake.
So our “choice” is between a pro-war Fixture and a pro-war Heir Apparent.
Delaware would be better served by a dead cockroach.
In a way, you could make an argument that Castle would be better. I mean if Biden looks like he is going to be Carper II – he could be doing damage for 60 years.
Also- Feces is right. That “married” thing was the type of egregious shit I used to pull when I was a lone wolf. The blog is way beyond that now. It was a slip up. Pure and simple.