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Obama-Biden 2008
Patterico's Pontifications — [Guest post by DRJ] Obama picks Biden. – DRJ

Obama Picks Biden for VP
Stop The ACLU — So much for the text message…CNN confirms that Obama picks the arrogant Joe Biden for VP! Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is Barack Obama’s pick as vice presidential running mate, The Associated Press has learned. Biden, 65, is a veteran of more than three decades in the Senate, and one of his party’s leading experts on foreign policy, an area in which polls indicate Obama needs help in his race against Republican rival John McCain. The official who spoke did so on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a text-message announcement the Obama campaign promised ...

Joe “Clean Black Guy” Biden Is VP Pick For Obama
Flopping Aces — ... Joe Biden is the Vice Presidential pick for the Obama team: Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is Barack Obama’s pick as vice presidential running mate, The Associated Press has learned. Biden, 65, is a veteran of more than three decades in the Senate, and one of his party’s leading experts on foreign policy, an area in which polls indicate Obama needs help in his race against Republican rival John McCain. The official who spoke did so on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt a text-message announcement the Obama campaign ...

Obama-Biden '08
The Stump — A quick take on the Biden news, with more to come tomorrow: --When I was touting Sam Nunn's credentials people kept telling me that Obama a) is confident enough not to feel he needs "experience" balancing the ticket and b) understands that doing so would only draw attention to his own inexperience. So much for that. I think Obama made the smart call on that score. --As I noted a few days ago, however, Biden is not just about foreign policy. He can be great on domestic affairs, with a (Bill) Clintonian knack for making dry policy come alive in human terms.  --Biden calls McCain a "personal and close ...

Obama-Biden -- Just What Most Republicans Would Have Picked
Rhymes With Right — To give maximum advantage to the GOP . Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate, a pick designed to shore up the Illinois senator's foreign policy credentials in advance of the November election against John McCain. Biden's selection was confirmed by a Democratic source after an evening of speculation that centered on the Delaware senator when it was reported that the other top contenders were no longer under consideration. Biden had been considered the frontrunner for the job in recent weeks -- a ...