MER - Biden Compares Attacks on Obama with Past Great Presidents

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday cast White House hopeful Barack Obama with presidential giants, likening attacks against his running mate to criticisms lobbed against Thomas Jefferson's Christianity, Abraham Lincoln's commitment to individual rights and John F. Kennedy, for being a "dangerous choice in difficult times." <br> <br>"Sound familiar?" Biden asked the crowd. "The defenders of the status quo have always tried to tear down those who would change our nation for the better." <br> <br> <b on></b> </body>