Biden: "Dean Doesn't Speak for Me"

On "This Week", Delaware senator Joe Biden was just asked about Howard Dean's comments this week at a conference in which he suggested that Republicans don't "make an honest living." George Stephanopoulos asked Biden if he thought Dean was helping the Democratic Party. Biden: "Not with that kind of rhetoric. He doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric." He went on to say that he didn't think the majority of Democrats, elected or otherwise, believed those things, and added that such nastiness "needs to stop."

I quite agree, senator. Glad to see this kind of independence and candor, no matter what side of the aisle it comes from.

[Update: Say Anything points out that Senator Edwards also responded unfavorably to Dean's comments on Thursday, telling the AP yesterday "The chairman of the DNC is not the spokesman for the party. He's a voice. I don't agree with it."

And on "Meet the Press" this morning (which I missed this morning since my local station didn't air it), RNC Chair Ken Mehlman said of Dean's remarks "I'm not sure the best way to win support in the red states is to insult the folks who live there. I think that a better approach might be to talk about the issues you're for." -- 1:30 p.m.]