Reporting from Santa Fe, New Mexico
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It’s an Obama – Biden ticket. Today you’ll see him stand up together. This says it all:
Chief among Mr. Biden’s strengths is his familiarity with foreign policy and national security issues, highlighted just this past weekend with the invitation he received from the embattled president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, to visit Georgia in the midst of its tense faceoff with Russia. From the moment he dropped out of the presidential race, he had been mentioned as a potential Secretary of State should either Mr. Obama or Mrs. Clinton win the election.
He is also something of a fixture in Washington, and would bring to the campaign — and the White House — a familiarity with the way the city and Congress works that Mr. Obama cannot match after his relatively short stint in Washington.
Another person in the mix is Jill Biden. I’ve not met her, but I have met Joe Biden, as well as talked to him, which happened during the primary season. I’ve also met his sister, spoken to her as well, someone who is a die hard Biden fan, as you can appreciate. Biden’s son is also a soldier, with a situation not unlike McCain’s.
This won’t please everyone. I’ve got the emails to prove it. But the disgruntled former HRC supporters would never be happy, not even with a Hillary as veep choice. It’s all about how much noise they can make. The traditional media will no doubt make the most of it.
Our noise, our excitement will be louder.
It’s a solid choice by Obama. Leaders around the world were sent a strong message, one that no doubt comforts people, because Biden is a known quantity. Having Biden, who will tell it like it is to Obama, will be invaluable. On Iran alone, Biden will solidify more confidence in the diplomatic path an Obama presidency will manifest. That these men so obvioulsy get along and like each other doesn’t hurt either.
As an aside, the press will love this team.
Let the negative ads begin.
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