He made a bad choice because he talks about Change, CHANGE, C H A N G E, yet he chooses a career politician who has been involved in politics since he was 31 years old. Politically older than McCain is, yet seldom if ever, did Biden ever go against his party on anything. At least McCain has that going for him.
Everyone knows Barack would have been better off selecting Hillary. Even if he had to share the spotlight, this race would be essentially over by now. Wouldn't it have been great if Barack had elected Hillary and made the Democrats the first party to sent the very first female VP to the White House? That would have been a great CHANGE.
Then again, maybe Hillary wouldn't have accepted. She probably sees anything less than the presidency as a failure for her. Who knows.
I used to joke that, if I'm Obama, I don't want the Clintons behind me if I'm going down a flight of stairs.
The simple fact is such a move would show the ULTIMATE sign of weakness, making Obama look like a political punk.
they can just lie, cite some biden personal issue or health problem.
only the CTers will believe it's a ploy to save the elction, no matter how obvious it'll be. without evidence contrary, you'll just be a CTer.
and even with some having that perception, it wouldn't matter. those hilary voters 'settling' for mccain would pee their pants with glee to vote hil.
Oh really!! Has it ever occured to you that there are a number of female voters, who see in Palin, many of the great qualities in Hilary WITHOUT many of the hiccups?
The Dems were counting on the celebrity of Obama and/or Hilary, combined with the lack of enthusiam of the GOP, as it relates to McCain. One "hockey mom" later, the picture has changed. Palin wasn't picked simply because, she's a woman. She's a solid conservative.
And, unless you missed it, McCain is gaining ground with independents. If one "hockey mom"-turned-Governor can turn the once-ultra-confident Obama/Biden ticket, into a bunch of sniveling, self-doubting babies, maybe Obama isn't ready to lead this country, after all.