Presumptuous for me to say, but at least - at a minimum - I've been able to influence the direction of the Democratic Party on foreign policy. And I've been relatively - presumptuous to say - relatively successful legislatively in the Senate, being able to win a lot of Republican friends, and being able to cross the aisle.

Biden first considered running for president in that year after he gained notice for giving speeches to party audiences that simultaneously scolded and encouraged Democrats. S. The Bidens are Roman Catholics and regularly attend Mass at St.

military assistance and intervention during the Bosnian War. Supreme Court nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. Barack Obama selected Biden to be the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 U.