Biden for VP

I went to sleep last night thinking "I hope it's Joe Biden."

I've still been sort of backing off the political news with the intention of avoiding overload before the home stretch. I'd catch a snipet here and there so I knew Obama was going to announce his VP pick and caught a couple of names that were being tossed around.

Those that know me personally know that I haven't made a really big secret of the fact that I wasn't completely thrilled with Obama being the candidate. I think that mostly I felt his lack of experience internationally could be problematic.  Especially in light of the Georgia/Russia conflict and the deal that Condie just brokered in Poland, not to mention the mess in Pakistan. (Wow, I guess I have been watching the news, huh?)

But now, with Joe Biden I see this is a ticket I can support.  Sure, he's blunt at times but most of the time he's just saying it like it is, which is part of his appeal.  But his experience on foreign policy sure does help cover any Obama "lack of experience" doubts.

I think there are still some concnerns about trying to get former Hillary backers to support Obama and I really hope that the decision to have Joe Biden as a running mate will be one that they can support.

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