Just listening to CNN/John King. Seems to fly in the face of ALL what we know about them ... they’re SO different on so many things,
i.e.,
Just Words That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget-The curse of a loose mouth and Nexis
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066525/posts
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Then, there’s this from Bill Kristol yesterday:
“Kristol: A Vice Presidential Clue
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/08/kristol_a_vice_presidential_cl_1.asp
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Heres what Barack Obama told Times Karen Tumulty and David Von Drehle earlier this week,
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1834309,00.html
when asked what we would learn about him from his vice presidential pick:
Hopefully, the same thing that my campaign has told the American people about me. That I think through big decisions. I get a lot of input from a lot of people, and that ultimately, I try to surround myself with people who are about getting the job done, and who are not about ego, selfaggrandizement, getting their names in the press, but our focus on what’s best for the American people.
I think people will see that I’m not afraid to have folks around me who complement my strengths and who are independent. I’m not a believer in a government of yesmen. I think one of the failures of the early Bush Administration was being surrounded by people who were unwilling to deliver bad news, or who were prone to simply feed the president information that confirmed his own preconceptions.
Is there a clue here as to Obamas pick?
Perhaps not—hell claim these nice statements would apply to anyone he chooses. But Im struck by two things.
The who complement my strengths sounds like a nod to the need for someone with foreign policy/military experience. And the who are not about ego, self-aggrandizement, getting their names in the press sounds like his choice may be less well-known than some of the alternatives.
Sounds like Sen. Jack Reed—who, for what its worth, Ive always thought was the best choice among the senators.”
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“I try to surround myself with people who are about getting the job done, and who are not about ego, selfaggrandizement, getting their names in the press, but our focus on what’s best for the American people”
How in the world does that apply to Biden ??? Seems laughable.
My gut reaction to this pick plus some of the other information that has come out including a couple of people turning down Obama would lead me to believe that Biden certainly wasn't his first choice.