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.