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8/19: Veep Fever
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August 19, 2008 8/19: Veep Fever Like the rest of the political world, the blogosphere is preoccupied with VP rumors today. Now that journalists are reporting that Joe Biden sits at or near the top of Barack Obama 's short list, liberal bloggers are discussing the DE senator. Most liberal bloggers appear comfortable with (albeit unenthusiastic about ) the prospect of Biden as VP. While they acknowledge that Biden's Iraq vote and his lengthy tenure in Congress could create image problems for Obama, they like his feistiness and his willingness to engage the GOP on national security issues. Furthermore, they consider Biden ideologically preferable to IN Sen. Evan ...
Choice Of Biden Signals Vigorous Debate With GOP On Foreign Policy, But There Are Risks
TPM Election Central —
... When Biden takes aim at Republicans on foreign policy, he exudes a strong sense of authority on the topic that tends to shrivel his target into a cartoonish figure rather quickly. Exhibit number one of this trait is Biden's now-infamous "noun, verb, 9/11" claim about Rudy Giuliani. Another choice example of this is here. ...
Biden
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The clip above explains the rationale, I'd say. The biggest emerging problem with the Obama campaign is Obama's reluctance, lack of talent and lack of will to get into lively, feisty, pissing matches with his opponent. This was brought home in the Saddleback forum. What he needs is a plucky, fun, free-wheeling attack machine, with the necessary gravitas to express adequate contempt for the Bush administration's fatally misguided foreign policy without in any way seeming defensive.
Two further quotes: "I refuse to sit back like we did in 2000 and 2004. This administration
is the worst administration in American ...
Biden as Obama’s VP Pick
Angry Bear —
... E. J. is right. The Bush-Cheney approach to foreign policy and national security has been an utter disaster than John McCain wishes not only to continue but to amplify. But isn’t this so obvious that anyone in my party can make this case. Ezra Klein is not so sure: ...
