Biden to troops: Keep an eye on my son

Telling troops to “keep an eye out for my son” when they’re sent to Iraq, Sen. Joe Biden told a group of more than 100 National Guardsmen that he understood the havoc deployment can bring to their civilian lives.

“You all take off. You leave behind family. You leave behind
incomes, leave behind jobs,” Biden said. His son Beau, the attorney general of Delaware, will soon face
deployment.

He complimented opponent Sen. John McCain and former
prisoner of war in his brief comments to the guardsman from Colorado,
Nebraska and Georgia.

“The guy is a real hero, but we’re going to have our areas
of disagreement,” Biden said. “One thing we disagree on is what we do now” in Iraq.

The newly minted vice presidential pick also thanked Denver
firefighters, relating the times when his home caught fire and when emergency
responders used the jaws of life to rescue his two sons from a car wreck. The
crash killed his young wife and infant daughter in 1972.

At one point, Biden put his fist to firefighter Kendry
Jackson’s chest in a friendly gesture.

“He asked me where I bought my arms,” said Jackson, who said
he was surprised by his encounter with Biden.

“He’s nothing like what I thought,” Jackson said. “I was really impressed. He
seemed to genuinely care about fire and police services.”

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