Biden!

Hehe. Well, I blew another prediction :

Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN.

Score one for beltway conventional wisdom. Biden wasn’t my favorite pick, but the campaign will get a whole lot more entertaining with the guy who gave us the classic “A noun, a verb, and 9/11″ line on the stump.

One funny thing to about Biden is that his personality is very similar to the way McCain used to act before he became another humorless, mud-slinging, charisma-free, dishonest, Republican presidential robot (see: Dole, Bob). Biden’s laid-back charm will serve as a subtle reminder (to me at least) that the John McCain of 2008 isn’t the same guy who the press fell in love with on the Straight Talk Express eight years ago.


posted by greg on August 22, 2008 @ 10:20 pm

5 comments »

  1. Obama really did not have any choice than to pick someone older, experienced and knows Washington to bolster his own portfolio. Biden is not a bad choice but it will be exciting for the Democrats to have a full compliment.

    Comment by Teris — August 23, 2008 @ 4:54 am

  2. Sigh. Now that’s change you can feel ambivalent about!

    Gee, I wonder if the republicans are going to point out Biden’s role in the horrible Bankruptcy bill, or Joe’s “hilarious” slave state comment.

    No, no way. Republicans never use obvious fucking weapons that should never have been handed to them in the first place.

    Comment by Ross — August 23, 2008 @ 7:14 am

  3. Oh, and Greg, looks like we owe each other a drink.

    Comment by Ross — August 23, 2008 @ 7:15 am

  4. One thing that’s good – it’s refreshing when a Democrat doesn’t react to getting kicked in the face by saying “wow, you sure kick good sir!” Whatever his faults, and they are legion, Biden’s a fighter, a very rare trait amongst modern Democrats.

    Comment by Ross — August 23, 2008 @ 9:39 am

  5. Hey, it could be worse. At least Biden’s not pro-life.

    Comment by orangehairboy — August 24, 2008 @ 11:48 pm

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