Saturday, August 23, 2008

This is Change???????

This morning just after 3AM on the East Coast - the frantic text message was sent to supporters of Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL) announcing his choice of running mates. It was a frantic text message, as apparently there was a leak of the name of the choice. The choice announced under cover of darkness via text message was really no great surprise to many. Many pundits had posited the likely choice and that is exactly the person that Senator Obama selected. Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) will serve as the running mate for Senator Obama.

I only have one real question here - where is the Change? Senator Obama has been promising change ever since he entered this race. Change has been his mantra. He has promised that things would not be business as usual. He has promised that he would be different because he is not a longtime Washington D.C. insider. He has promised that he is ready for the presidency and therefore can do many different things. Yes, he has promised change. So where is the change?

Senator Biden has spent a long time inside the Beltway. He brings to Obama a large amount of experience in foreign policy. In fact, he really emphasizes what Obama does not have - experience.

I believe this is good news for Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and his bid for the White House. Biden does not bring anything too great to the Obama ticket. He has some experience but that emphasizes Obama's lack thereof. He has some stability but that is set over against Obama's promise of change. He is said to be a fighter but he came in 5th in the Iowa Caucuses (Hawkeye Cawkeye)! He was very critical of Senator Obama and of course said that he had no desire to be the Vice President but would rather stay in his current job. My thought is - GREAT!!!! Let's all vote for Senator McCain and then Mr. Biden doesn't have to be the VP!!!!!

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