Yes, we can.

[BDBopper]

A very interesting choice by Obama. A candidate running on political change chooses a longtime Washington politician (even longer than McCain) as his running mate. I wonder how this will all turn out...

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by BDBopper

A very interesting choice by Obama. A candidate running on political change chooses a longtime Washington politician (even longer than McCain) as his running mate. I wonder how this will all turn out...

If he chose Biden, that shows his intent to repair our badly damaged foreign relations. I would think that a very smart move. I was hoping for Richardson, but Biden is good as well.

[BDBopper]

I've also heard that Obama's choice was partly based upon someone who could win the VP debate and aggressively make the case for him. At this point I can safely assume that Biden will do a much better job than Edwards and Lieberman did in that same role. There is now only one person that McCain can choose that could outdo Biden in that role. Though I am not sure McCain is so bold.

[BDBopper]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

If he chose Biden, that shows his intent to repair our badly damaged foreign relations. I would think that a very smart move. I was hoping for Richardson, but Biden is good as well.

I suppose so. I do think Richardson would have been better to fill that kind of role. Obama could have had his cake and eat it to. Richardson has foreign policy experience and he is not a Washington-as-usual politician. Also I think that Governor Richardson is more qualified to take over Obama's job if needed because he has actually run a government. Most Senators don't have that type of experience on their resume.

[sleepyjeff]

Biden is at $97.00 now.....so if you want to make a quick $300, just plunk down $9,700 on Biden to be the Dem VP; of course, if somehow it turns out Biden is not the guy.....

[JWBear]

CNN is reporting that he has been picked.

[sleepyjeff]

Not too late to bet on Wesley Clark. Fifty cents(that means if you invest $1,000 now on Clark to be the next Dem VP nominee you could cash out for $200,000....now that's nothing to sneaze at )

[scaeagles]

Being that I agree with Alex's assessment of Biden being the most pompous ass there is (well, Alex said that in relation to one set of hearings), I don't understand how that repairs anything. Who wants to deal with a pompous ass?

I had to add this - it's one I hadn't heard from Biden but just read.

"I've had a great relationship [with Indian Americans]," Biden said. "In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."

Wow!

Honestly, I realize you don't run against a VP candidate, but this guy does have a lot of baggage and many simmilar quotes and gaffes from plagarism to other racist remarks.

[Strangler Lewis]

The only good thing about the pick is that it's a person of some stature that the country is, or should be, familiar with. Beyond that, I don't see how they get around what Biden said about Obama's qualifications and cleanliness.

[scaeagles]

I seem to recall that he also said the that he loves McCain and he'd even consider being McCain's running mate because the country would benefit from McCain....but I haven't researched it. It's just a slight recollection.

Edited to add:
I was thinking about why Obama would pick Biden. Yes, there is certainly some experience there. Biden, however, is a bitterly partisan individual and known to attack brutally. If Obama truly wants an "above the fray" type campaign, he picked the wrong guy. However, if he wants someone to be vicious so he can maintain his image, he picked the right guy.