Obama is a brave man.  Joe is a risky choice but I am cofident he is going to help obama where he needs help the most.  All the very best to both of them.

I have the same feeling about Joe Biden today as I did when he was running for the Democratic nomination.  As a 58 year old professional woman - I feel he is the only candidate that has the background and experience that will really be able take care of  us in our current situation.  Obama picked the only logical candidate.

I think he picked Biden for his "drop dead gorgeous wife."  How long until he talks about Michelle as a hottie....

Good analysis, Chuck. Hopefully this will stop the hand wringers and whiners on the DEM side. I have been ending almost every post here "Obama-Biden '08" for some time now. ;)

Barack is a pragmatist. How else could the first serious African-American candidate have a real chance to 1) Get elected and 2) Govern our diverse and sometimes fragmented country?

I note this. Biden is going to rip McSame and his running mate a new one every time they go over the line. I frankly suspect that this pick was made some time back and Barack just kept head faking with the other short listers. Be afraid, McSame! Be very afraid! the O&B train is coming right at you and your slime machine.

If the GOP does not stop underestimating Barack's ability to learn and adapt, the results in November will be more than they expect.

Note also how strong Hillary's response to this was. She knows that the DEMs now have a winning ticket and she will do what she needs to do to get and stay on board. Bill Clinton is now irrelevant in this cycle. Bye Bubba. :)

Nuf said
Obama-Biden '08 For Real!!!

A less strategic way to state the goal:
for them to bring out the best in each other, and today looked like a good start.  Biden brings a lot of heart to complement the Professor's
nuanced analyses.

Joe Biden will continue to Punch john McCain & the GOP in the face until November.His life struggle show's he's a Fighter. Glad to have him on Our side.

I know all the pundits are disappointed, but Barack has played yall since day 1, yall just have'nt paid attention to date.

All this Hillary talk & whineing will Cease shortly.

Bet The Farm On It !

Obama-Biden  2008

The goal by the Demo ticket was close to perfectly delivered.  Everything was packed in both deliveries.  Biden certainly brings the so-called blue caller.  Lets see what McSame would do other than adversely react.

Honestly, as well as the electoral advantages, I think Obama tagged Joe Biden to help him govern.

A very quick thing as well, I don't think that Sen Biden is necesarily on board to be the foreign policy voice, but he will help give authority to Obama's foreign policy voice. At the moment he hasn't had a strong voice on foreign policy, with Biden standing on his shoulder, automatically Obama will have a bit more authority.

Did you notice, McCain's lowly group of supporters did not waste a minute attacking the Dem's choice for VP? They still have nothing positive to say about McCain, their choice of dealing with America's problems is to attack, not to be pro-active. They have a history of being arrogant, closed minded, and stupid. I'd be willing to pay good money to watch Joe debate Mitt, it might be even more messy than the debate between Obama and McCain. (My Friends!)

I'm elated Obama picked Biden!  It will be interesting to see how this affects McCain's VP pick.  Surely, this is a big knock against Pawlenty's chances.  Biden is such a recognized staple in American politics and the Democratic party.  Nobody really knows Pawlenty, and his calm demeanor would get him crushed in any VP debate with Biden.  (And I hear they are already readying mock presidential signs: McSame/Pawlicy)

Then again, the McCain camp is going to have a problem advancing Romney.  On the one hand, Obama's selection of Biden signifies a need to shore up Foreign Policy issues, so Obama can get out and harp, and harp again, on our deplorable economic status.  Romney will be a natural choice to fill the void for McCain.  But he has at least three problems that I see:

1) The McCain camp is focusing their attacks on Biden's criticisms of Obama in the primaries.  These are really relatively weak attacks, and all in all, the Obama camp should be ecstatic that this is all the McCain camp's got.  If Romney is selected, the Obama campaign will have volumes of clips of Romney criticizing McCain--he was significantly more vocal about his attacks.

2) Romney will emphasize his experience turning around the Olympics in Salt Lake City as a testiment to his command of economics, and he'll also likely emphasize, if not more so, his tenure running a hedge fund.  But anyone reading the papers lately is aware of just how many hedge funds are getting into trouble over tactics leading into our economic downturn.  The Obama camp surely will make the argument that our economy under the Bush (/McCain) administration was run similarly to a hedge fund, and we simply can't afford to put our economy in hands of greed-driven risk takers... certainly not now.

3) Romney absolutely infuriates the Republican religious base, and the ultra-right wing of the party.  McCain can all but kiss this group goodbye if Romney is picked.  Speaking of which, whatever happened to Huckabee?

Incisive analysis by Chuck Todd.  If the first real test of a presidential candidate is his choice of a running mate, I believe Obama just hit a home run.

Good, solid pick - and probably the only real positive pick available to Obama.  Love the potential for energy, and the rewarding of a strong public servant.

Wonder about one thing... imagine if Biden said the following:

"I'm honored to serve my country in this historic time, and look forward to eight great years building a stronger America.  It will be a truly blessed end to my career, since I'd be 73 then, and obviously too old to move on to the Presidency..."

Well, it would make for a pretty fun day at the office, no?

Now all Biden has to do is torpedo the "swiftboaters" out there.  I really hate that "branch" of the GOP.  There has to be a way to discredit that bunch and their attacks once and for all.
Go, Joe, Go.

I think Biden should precede every statement about McCain with "my friend"

Sounds like the right man for the job. This is going to be so exciting to see it play out.

Any canidate who is pro-murder of babies in or out of the whomb, is not going to escape Gods judgement. No true Christian would even think of voting for them. They will fail.

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