Georgian Crisis Makes Biden Most Likely VP Choice
By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Biden, VeepAt this point, I’d be surprised if Barack Obama selects anyone other than Joe Biden as his running mate. If there was any doubt in Obama’s mind about the need for significant foreign policy experience on the ticket, the crisis between Russia and Georgia should have erased those doubts.
Not only is Joe Biden one of the Democratic party’s most experienced hands at foreign policy, he has been on the forefront of recent diplomatic efforts, traveling to Georgia this weekend at the behest of the Georgian president.
Now, Obama is pledging support for Biden’s call to provide an additional $1 billion in reconstruction assistance to Georgia. Is Obama strategically aligning himself with Biden in preparation of naming the Delaware senator as his running mate?
I think so.
Biden is Obama’s Dick Cheney. Biden is from a low-electoral vote state that is almost certain to vote for Obama anyway, but his gravitas and knowledge are essential to making Obama palatable to those who worry about his inexperience. The recent events in Georgia only accentuate the importance of electing a president who can make wise and expedient decisions on an international level. Biden shores Obama up in his weakest area. He makes the most logical choice.
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August 19th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Sweet. Joe “Gaffe-machine” Biden.
And once Obama announces, McCain’s going to select a female VP, snatching-up all the angry Hillary votes.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I’m still hoping he’ll do something smarter than pick a fellow Senator for VP. This recent item has me hopeful, anyway: http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/08/19/insider-virginia-gov-held-line-of-succession-meeting/
August 19th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Does nobody think Obama will go with Gen. Wesley Clark, allowing Obama to say, “I’ve got a vet too, and mine outranks yours, didn’t get shot down, and can remember which countries border which.”?
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August 19th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
(Not to mention explaining the overlap of the “Securing America’s Future” slogan, blatantly swiped from WesPAC?)
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August 19th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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August 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Biden does too much damage to Obama’s brand. He needs someone who reinforces the outsider/change image. Wesley Clark brings the national security credentials but hasn’t been in the Senate for years.
The media’s been reading too much into rumors and buzz lately.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
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