The Dude a-Bidens
by Jon on Aug.23, 2008, under Babble, Politics
So it’s to be Joe after all, eh? Well, this is why I never bet, I’m too fond of twists and surprises to trust conventional wisdom even when it’s right.
Of course he wasn’t my first choice, but we could do a lot worse. And the good part is “Obama / Biden” will be one of the more fun ticket names to try and say ten times fast, though still not as fun as would have been “Obama / Sebelius”.
I suppose I’ll leave my $0.00 bet on Romney for the other side, though I’m probably wrong on that one too. Especially since Obama’s choosing an old white guy may have increased Sarah Palin’s stock a bit. And then there’s still that Cantor guy who seems to have some of the neocons drooling. He’s my favorite on the “ticket names” front, as “Yes We Can, No McCain Can’t-or!” just flows.
August 23rd, 2008 on 7:37 am
LOL…you win the “Hutchmo Award of Excellence for Best Blog Title”…that is awesome. ;)
August 23rd, 2008 on 11:51 am
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August 23rd, 2008 on 4:04 pm
@Ginger — thanks! I was rather pleased with it myself :)
August 26th, 2008 on 10:44 pm
Gawd! Up until now I had at least some hope that Barry O’B had at least a clue. Now I am convinced that McClown will counter with frickin’ Lieberman, just so NEITHER party dares to off the front-guy (as Cheney was Shrub’s security blanket) …
Steve, so happy to be a BTP elector in this state
August 27th, 2008 on 6:03 am
I don’t think Biden’s such a bad choice for #2. I sure don’t want him as president, but I think he might be an effective just-get-things-done bulldog, so long as philosophy comes from the top.