Biden

I'm not quite sure how I feel about the Biden pick. On the one hand, I like his experience on the foreign stage, his attitude (see: fuck you), and his overall belief that government can work. His ego, though, gives me pause and I wonder how much of that is going to interfere with his judgment. I think the Obama campaign has weighed the five gaffes Biden will make between now and election day and determined that more votes will be acquired by his experience.

In addition, from a purely political standpoint, what states is he going to help Obama win? Kaine would've been the better choice from that standpoint because he would've locked up Virginia. And is Biden really an "outsider" to Washington? How does that fit in with Obama's change motif?

I guess it was experience that won the day. Overall, Biden's not a bad pick....he's just not incredibly stellar, which is something I have grown to expect from my guy.