One House, One Spouse, Obama/Biden 08

By Libby

All of Blogtopia has weighed in on Biden and I've posted at The Impolitic already, so I'll just recap the positives on an unexciting but pragmatic pick.

Lefties are not wildly excited but neither are they unduly alarmed. I'm hearing their parents like the choice and it's moving the senior citizens towards support of the ticket. I'm also hearing he has a decent voting record on women's rights and he did apologize for supporting the AUMF. Further, he hasn't parlayed his many years inside the Beltway into a personal fortune. He's one of the poorest politicians, he donated his $800,000 in speaking honoria to charity, and his wife hasn't made money on their political connections. She's a schoolteacher.

Biden also teaches constitutional law and his understanding of foreign policy is pretty unassailable. But the clip below demonstrates what some are viewing as a potential timebomb, but I think is his strongest positive. His outspokeness.



He's a fighter and he'll be able to strike back against the GOP smear machine in ways that Obama can't. On the balance, I'm thinking they're going to make a formidable ticket. And by the way, if you like the title of this post, you can get the bumper sticker here. [links via Atrios and Ellroon]

Comments

[bbbustard]

Neat idea - but I think you forget that Biden is on spouse number two. The first died in a car crash shortly after he first won elective office.

[Libby]

I didn't forget bb, but if you wait five years after you're widowed to remarry, instead of dumping your first wife for a better model, it still sort of counts as one spouse at a time and either way, both only have one house.

[Nikolaus]

With the smart selection of Joe Biden as VP candidate by Barack Obama, there is a clear choice now for America on economics, empathy and ethics:

One House, One Spouse, Obama/Biden 08.

http://www.cafepress.com/politics2go