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Beau Says No
by West Virginia Rebel

It seems Joe Biden’s son isn’t interested in nepotism after all:

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will not accept an appointment to the Senate to replace his father, according to knowledgeable state sources, a decision that scrambles the race to to replace the vice president-elect in the Senate next year.

Beau Biden, the eldest son of Joe Biden, removed himself from consideration even as he prepares to deploy for a year-long tour of duty in Iraq. (Biden is a member of the Delaware National Guard and is currently training in Texas before being deployed to the Middle East.)

Well, good for him. Nepotism can run deep in political families:

Appointing family members to succeed politicians who suddenly die in office is a longstanding tradition, as is capitalizing on the family name to get a leg up in running for office.

Not everybody has to be a Kennedy or a Bush. Kudos to Beau for not going down that road.

Posted by West Virginia Rebel on 11/18/08 at 06:30 PM (Discuss this in the forums)

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