Obama/Biden
Cell phones around the country greeted their owners this morning with text messages proclaiming that Barack Obama had chosen Joe Biden as his Vice-Presidential nominee. An interesting pick; I would have been more excited by Kathleen Sebelius or Wesley Clark, but I can live with it.
The things you need to know about Joe Biden are: (1) He has been a Senator forever (half of his life). (2) He is a smart guy, not a stuffed suit. (3) He has formidable expertise in foreign policy. (4) He is somewhat prone to gaffes. (5) He is feisty, and effective in attack-dog mode. (6) He can be a bit of an asshole.
The best news about the pick is that it shows Obama wants to take the fight to the Republicans, especially on foreign policy. There is nobody McCain is likely to pick for VP whom Biden would not be able to make look silly in a debate. As Ezra Klein points out, all you need to know about why Obama picked Biden is contained in this very short clip:
He can think on his feet — literally, and apparently while chewing peanuts or something — and manages to effortlessly eviscerate Rudy Giuliani with a single sarcastic look. Most importantly, he gives the impression of being completely comfortable with the intricacies of foreign policy; this will contrast well with McCain, who loves to talk about foreign policy but is somewhat fuzzy on many of the actual details.
Biden is far from a perfect pick...
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 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Biden says Bush deserves 'a lot of credit' CNN Political Ticker (blog) The move riled many Republicans who say the risky strategy - which both Obama and Biden opposed when they were presidential candidates during the early On 'The Colbert Report,' Joe Biden thanks George Bush The Real Winner In Iraq VP Joe Biden Serves Hot Dogs to Troops on 'Colbert Report' (VIDEO) |
 Politics in Minnesota (blog) | Biden: Obama Not as 'Clean' as I Thought The Spoof (satire) "I said back then that Barack Obama wasn't your typical black guy," says Biden, speaking from the front steps of the vice president's official residency at Clinton, Biden to stump for Dayton The Presidential Planner Bill Clinton and Joe Biden to campaign for Dayton |
 Globe and Mail | Obama to Pentagon, Biden to NYC for 9/11 anniversary The Hill (blog) White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that the president would attend a service at the Pentagon, while Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Obama to mark 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon Obama to address 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon The model of a modern midterm, this one looks like the last few |
US Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power New York Times “But I think we are far from that,” said Mr. Biden, who added that the Obama administration had been striving for a political breakthrough. |
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