Washington has been abuzz this week with speculation about who presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, will choose as his vice presidential running mate. And the consensus seems to be that Obama will choose Delaware senator, Joe Biden. I agree.
Frankly, thanks to Russia’s invasion of Georgia 10 days ago, Obama had little choice.
But instead of parroting all of the obvious reasons why Biden’s foreign policy credentials and pit-bull political style make him such an ideal running mate for Obama, I will suffice to note that he’s got some ‘splainin to do to black voters.
After all, recall the charges of racism blacks hurled at Biden after he attempted to pay Obama a perfectly innocent compliment as follow:
I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy…. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.
Of course, since there was every expectation that blacks would forgive the Clintons their race-baiting tactics if Hillary became the nominee, I have no doubt that they’ll welcome Biden with open arms if he becomes Obama’s running mate.
NOTE: As incomprehensible as the prospect is, there’s still speculation that Obama might choose Hillary. But I’m on record declaring that I would withdraw my support for him if he does. And if you’re a regular reader, you know why….
UPDATE
Saturday, August 23, 6:20 am
Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden as our VP nominee.
[Obama ’08 presidential campaign]
Joe’s bio here….
Of course, there’ll be so much news coverage of him over the next 48 hours that you’ll know far more about him, and about why Obama chose him, than you care to. But, trust me, this is a brilliant choiceI
Moreover, the only way John McCain can top it is by choosing Condoleezza Rice as his VP.
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ThereseJDanielsson says
Not even a week after the president election the blond topblogger from Sweden, Linda Ekholm speaks out loud about Obama!
And I really believe this is truly written by heart. Scary!
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