Biden
by KevinAugust 25th, 2008
So its Biden. better pick than most. He is wrong about a lot of stuff, staring with the bankruptcy bill, but he is correct about a lot too, starting with things like FISA. I think I like this pick. Biden is too old to run for the office himself, so he doesn’t prevent a progressive voice from winning the nomination in 2012 that a younger centrist might have. He is better on most issues and is more competent than most of the other names floated, especially Bayh and Kaine. The press, bless their myopic little hearts, seem to love him so that might offset some of the media McCain worship that is already intolerable. And, most importantly, he is a funny, sarcastic guy perfectly willing, even eager, to play the bull dog role. Obama could have done better, but he certainly could have done worse.
For a look at Biden’s upside (the bull dog thing you alluded to), look at the video here.
“I think I like this pick. Biden is too old to run for the office himself, so he doesn’t prevent a progressive voice from winning the nomination in 2012 that a younger centrist might have.”
Um… President Obama is going to be the nominee in 2012.