More on Biden
A friend told me I would regret writing against Biden yesterday, that in a few months I would smack my forehead and say, "Dang, how could I have gotten that so wrong! The guy is a stone cold trained political fighter, and Republicans are falling right and left."
I hope he's right and I'm wrong.
It's just that Obama set us up for fun and games with all the secrets and the hints and the text messaging the announcement in the middle of the night and such...then, instead of a shiny new bicycle, he gives us a heavy winter coat.
All summer McCain and Obama have been playing chicken over their choices for VP, each waiting for the other to go first. Well, the game of chicken lasted long enough that Obama HAD to go first.
Then Obama found a way to win by going first. He kept the media attention on his choice all week and McCain couldn't upstage him...except for when he forgot how many houses he had.
McCain can't make his VP announcement now because of all the Democratic Convention hoopla...no way could he grab the attention away. Unless HE picks Hillary. So now he has to wait for the Republican Convention.
Maybe what really mattered this week wasn't who Obama's choice would or wouldn't be -- it may have been Biden all along -- what mattered was that the choosing was what everybody was talking about.
Smart cookie, that Obama.
I still don't like Biden's hair plugs.
