From The Virginian Pilot
By now, the world knows that Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his running mate. Like everyone in the VP pool, Biden has his positives and his negatives.
I’m neither thrilled nor disappointed by this choice. I think Biden is a pretty smart guy who sometimes can’t control his mouth. He certainly brings knowledge of foreign policy to the ticket, along with 36 years of experience in dealing with Washington. And to be quite truthful, it doesn’t hurt that he’s a grey-hair (65) and white, two things that might assuage the angst some have felt towards an Obama presidency.
As the evidence has mounted over the past few days that it would be Biden, I have wondered how it would play with Obama’s younger supporters. Biden is, as others have said, a safe choice, a status quo choice. Choosing Kaine, on the other hand, would have demonstrated a continuing committment to change. The youthful Kaine is no Washington insider. Despite the lack of foreign policy knowledge, Kaine did have another piece of the puzzle that both Obama and Biden lack: executive experience.
As is generally the case, getting elected trumps everything.
On to the convention!
“Everything is everything!”
Posted by Lamont | Saturday, August 23, 2008, 10:43 amIf “getting elected trumps everything,” he would have chosen HRC.
Posted by Chris Guy | Saturday, August 23, 2008, 4:01 pm(No idea why your comment got hung up in the spam filter)
Well, that presumes that you believe that HRC would have made the ticket more electable. I don’t happen to think that is the case.
Posted by vjp | Saturday, August 23, 2008, 4:30 pmYou’re right, Chris — living does trump getting elected.
Posted by Anon E. Mouse | Saturday, August 23, 2008, 5:46 pmVivian,
Once again you were wrong. It looks like all of Tim Kaine’s ass kissing did not help him out!
Posted by Anonymous | Sunday, August 24, 2008, 9:19 amGotta love insults being hurled by a gutless wonder who won’t leave a name.
Posted by vjp | Sunday, August 24, 2008, 9:35 pm