Straight Man

New Republic by Michelle Cottle | Apr. 28, 2009 (Opinion)

If Biden speaks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, what happens should he eventually utter a disastrously inconvenient truth--not a run-of-the-mill gaffe but something more grave and substantive? Will the White House ultimately regret its decision to attach ethical import to the vice president's candid, digressive, unpredictable, and occasionally out-of-control political style? Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Obama Administration, Joe Biden
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Apr 26, 2009 - 11:48 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Anne Quaadgras (review), Courtney Laubacher (review), Ladyhawke1043 (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Apr 27, 2009 - 5:28 PM PDT
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Patricia Blochowiak
3.8
 by Patricia Blochowiak - Apr. 29, 2009

Articulate discussion of the personality and intellect of our vice president. Heavy on the interpretation.

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Ladyhawke1043
4.3
 by Ladyhawke1043 - Apr. 27, 2009
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Derek Hawkins
4.0
 by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 26, 2009
Derek posted this story.
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Courtney Laubacher
2.4
 by Courtney Laubacher - May. 4, 2009

The main thing I liked about this article was the storytelling aspect. The main thing I did not like about the article is there were too many large paragraphs. I like my articles to have one idea per paragraph. This one did not.

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Anne Quaadgras
3.7
 by Anne Quaadgras - Apr. 27, 2009
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