Yes, we can.

Alex · 08-22-2008, 09:53 PM

So, for the Obama camp, what will be the united response to the reminder of Joe Biden's embarrassments in '88 that killed his presidential bid that year? Or that, he may have been a worse student that Bush (C average, bottom decile in his law school class).

Not that there particularly significant, but considering the glee taken in bashing Bush with the same insignificancies, I'm sure it'll come up.

You can't argue he lacks political experience. You can argue that he lacks any other kind of experience. He finished his education in 1969, was elected to his first political office in 1970, staged a bit of an upset in a surprise senate run in 1973 and has held that office ever since.

Can't say I'm personally much familiar with him. Most of my awareness of him is from the Alito and Roberts hearings where he came off as the most pompous ass of a large group of pompous asses.

Biden is also currently running for re-election to his Senate seat. I assume he'll give that up (but he's not required to, is he?), but that would give Deleware only a couple months to rally behind a replacement Dem.

BDBopper · 08-22-2008, 10:19 PM

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 · 08-22-2008, 11:36 PM

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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 · 08-23-2008, 05:42 AM

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 · 08-23-2008, 05:48 AM

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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.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	So, for the Obama camp, what will be the united response to the reminder of Joe Biden's embarrassments in '88 that killed his presidential bid that year? Or that, he may have been a worse student that Bush (C average, bottom decile in his law school class). Not that there particularly significant, but considering the glee taken in bashing Bush with the same insignificancies, I'm sure it'll come up. You can't argue he lacks political experience. You can argue that he lacks any other kind of experience. He finished his education in 1969, was elected to his first political office in 1970, staged a bit of an upset in a surprise senate run in 1973 and has held that office ever since. Can't say I'm personally much familiar with him. Most of my awareness of him is from the Alito and Roberts hearings where he came off as the most pompous ass of a large group of pompous asses. Biden is also currently running for re-election to his Senate seat. I assume he'll give that up (but he's not required to, is he?), but that would give Deleware only a couple months to rally behind a replacement Dem.
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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	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...
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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	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.
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