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Indeed, I think that this

Submitted August 23, 2008 - 11:08 am by Steven Hunt

Indeed, I think that this can work.

More, I dont' think that there will be the rivalry that there was between Kennedy and Johnson.

Biden's somewhat more traditionally hawkish forgien policy positions/posturing will help put older US folks more at ease.

The senior vote will be solidified by this choice--as will the Catholics.

In the end, I appears that the Obama camp were pretty conservative in their selection of Biden.  Honestly, I really thought that it was Schweitzer, and I still think that he may have been a better choice.

However, the Obama campaign doesn't need to spend crucial time introducing Biden to the US public--that would not have been the case with Schweitzer.

Lastly, I think that Biden's working class back-ground is crucial--and it doesn't appear that he cut ties with the working classes of America because he was driven to cash-in.   Biden experienced a tremendous loss of his wife and young daughter, a loss that would have pulled down many people to the point to where they could never rise again.

In the end: a conservative, less risky choice for VP.  Thiis choice will solidify the usual Democrat base.  Given that Obama has a funny name and is bi-racial, I think that this is a solid choice.

At least it is not Hillary or Bayh.  Could have been much worse.

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