Biden His Time
According to ABC News’ deliciously titled Political Punch blog, the Secret Service has been dispatched to the (singular) residence of Delaware Senator Joe Biden to “assume the immediate protection.” NBC News is reporting that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine are out. Of course no official word has come yet.
Obama will officially announce his running mate via text message some time Saturday morning.
John McCain will officially announce his running mate via telegraph sent from one of his many, many houses some time before his 72 birthday.
If Obama does indeed pick Biden (mayhap his first official presidential act?) then is shows he can and will make the right decisions as President.
I can’t think of anything better than Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate. He’s the best and most qualified man or woman for the job. He comes from the same hardworking background as Obama. Biden not only packs the experience, and would make a great President himself, but he’s brutally honest, too — a rarity in a politician. He wasn’t afraid to call out Rudy Giuliani at a debate earlier this year:
And the irony is, Rudy Giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency, is here talking about any of the people here. Rudy Giuliani… I mean, think about it! Rudy Giuliani. There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence — a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There’s nothing else! There’s nothing else! And I mean this sincerely. He’s genuinely not qualified to be president.
As far as I know Joe Biden only has one house. Not eight. Or ten. He’d probably remember how many if asked, too.
UPDATE: CNN confirms Senator Joe Biden will be Barack Obama’s running mate.
UPDATE 2: THE UPDATING: I got at text message from Barack Obama. And a random drunk dial from John Edwards.
UPDATE 3: Obama/Biden is an anagram for Babe Domain. Just saying….
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Hope Biden is the man — he’s my top choice. He just seems like a great guy. Will be sleeping with my iPhone tonight!!
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Biden — the perfect foil for Palin!
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 pm
But Biden won’t get Obama the votes he needs. He needed someone from the heartland instead. Obama and Biden are two “Northerners” - a sure-fire lose strategy.
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:47 am
In response to tndal, I think that electoral strategy is a little dated. The Democratic gains out West during the 2006 midterms suggests that a non-southern strategy can work. We’ll see. Plus, the most recently viable Southern VP candidate is already a one-time VP loser and he’s been, um, having some personal problems lately.
I still would have preferred Clinton. She brings the experience, knowledge, and toughness that Biden does, and picking her out of nowhere would have created a huge level of buzz and energy that could have created momentum to carry us through to election day. But, for all we know, she wasn’t interested.
But of all the shitty and boring potential choices on the short list, Biden is the best. Not my favorite. Not very exciting, but a solid and safe choice. He could pull some hard-to-get Pennsylvania and working-class white voters who have been hesitant to get on board so far. Union folk and old school Dems supposedly love Biden. Victory is not guaranteed. But I’d rather be Biden my time than raising Kaine while I take a walk on Bayh.
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
“But I’d rather be Biden my time than raising Kaine while I take a walk on Bayh.”
Brilliant.
August 23rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I LOVE Joe Biden! He’s gutsy, working class, intelligent, articulate, and very progressive in his politics. I can’t think of anyone more knowledgeable in foreign affairs than he. On the Judiciary Committee, he has fought for fairness and equality and true justice for all Americans. Let’s hope and pray that the Obama-Biden ticket carries all across this country!