Obama-Biden in '08... K&R if you agree this is the REAL dream ticket!

[ReverendDeuce]

I seriously think that this is the real dream ticket.

Kick & recommend if you agree!

[peoli]

1. Best ticket ever

[Muttocracy]

2. Well, Biden-Obama was the way it was supposed to go, so we had the WH for 16 years

but I'd be happy with Obama-Biden as long as Obama wants a strong, active VP.

Biden should be VP or Sec. of State. Newsweek article posted in the Biden group makes it sound like Sec of State, but if there are problems with other VP nods (e.g., Webb-women article on HuffPost), maybe Biden will move up.

(edit for typo)

[gateley]

21. I agree --

It would have been nice to see Batman hand the baton to Robin after 8 years, but regardless, they'd make a great combo. They complement each other very well, and I think there's a lot of mutual respect.

Plus, I think Biden would be a draw to the Repubs who aren't all that thrilled with McCain, and winning in November is the ultimate goal.

[anonymous171]

3. I would love it.

:kick:

[shadowknows69]

4. I'd love it

The GOP would shit a collective brick

[spartan61]

5. Absolutely!!!!

[ccharles000]

6. I like that ticket.

I like Obama/Hillary better. But I also like Obama/Biden.

[NotThisTime]

7. Gotta go with it

[thoughtcrime1984]

8. I like Biden very much

I'd be fine with him as VP, SoS, or wherever he'd be willing to be utilized.

[AtomicKitten]

9. Biden is one of the many fine choices Barack has.

woot!

[bunkerbuster1]

10. There are so many good tickets. This is one of them.

My usual issue with losing a sitting Senator remains, though. I'd prefer Obama pick a governor, or someone no longer in the Senate (or possibly a general...)

But Biden really, really impressed me this campaign season. I used to not like the guy at all, but I'm convinced he's the shark, the hatchet man, the guy who's willing to be nasty as hell in the service of his country and he'd make a terrific VP, and he'd be great on the campaign trail.

[WheelWalker]

11. k&r

I'm wet with anticipation. And I'm just jazzed with the thought of Joe as President of the Senate, presiding over a kick ass majority of 60+ Dems. Could it really happen?

[rucky]

12. Amen, Reverend!

[swishyfeet]

13. K&R I like the good cop/bad cop vibe

[newmajority]

14. Nothing against Biden (well, apart from that bankruptcy bill thing) but....

two senators on this ticket just ain't happening. Especially with Grandpa inviting 3 repuke governors up to Sedona for the weekend.

[SoxFan]

28. K&R

[Faryn Balyncd]

15. Biden has the presence and authority to KICK the ASSES of the smear & fear-mongering GOP.

[ReverendDeuce]

16. If Biden doesn't get VP, he HAS to be Sec. of State or Defense...

Biden is brilliant. Every time he talks foreign policy it just blows my mind how much the guy knows.

[jillan]

26. Well said!

I can listen to Biden for hours....and I don't say that very often about a pol.

[BklynChick]

17. k/r yes!

[hogwyld]

18. Biden has what is called

Gravitas. He's old enough to not give a damn about hurt feelings.

[ReverendDeuce]

19. Does anyone on DU **not** like Biden?

I'd be curious to know why...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

24. Me.

He's great when he's great, but when his ego kicks in & he starts babbling & bloviating, he turns into one of those riverboat bullshitters in Mark Twain. Loose cannon.

[Warren DeMontague]

29. Me: #1, his idiotic RAVE act. #2, his ego. #3, his propensity to stick foot in mouth.

He's also a little too far to the right, militarily, for my tastes.

But he's a smart guy, I'd like to see him in an Obama administration; just not as Veep, and not in anything having to do with Domestic Social Policy.

[joe_sixpack]

35. What prominent politician

doesn't insert a foot in their mouth now and then? Look at who's in the news now, as we type. I don't understand why this is a stigma just for him, he says far more intelligent and insightful things than most.

[Warren DeMontague]

38. I don't want her on the ticket, either.

I have issues with Biden; I think that RAVE act was a supremely idiotic piece of legislation, for one.

But he's a smart guy, he's a capable guy, and frankly I would be surprised if Obama didn't tap him for some high-level position.

With his brains, maybe he should be in charge of working on 21st century energy solutions and policy.

Just not Veep.

[Steely_Dan]

20. So, If Biden is so great...

How come he's not our nominee? We could have had him as our President...we could have avoided all of this crap.

-P

[jillan]

25. Two words-

The media.


They ignored him. They went for the story, not for what would be best for our country.

[Qutzupalotl]

36. They did that to Clark in '04

and IMO Edwards and Biden this time. And Kucinich every time.

To be fair, Biden was noticed after the first debate, but he was starting well behind in fundraising. The overall pattern seems to be that the media covers the "serious" candidates, serious defined as moneyed. And occasionally stoops to mocking the others (hey, the majority will laugh, right?).

If ever there were an argument for public financing of elections, this is it.

[Iceburg]

22. Two Plagiarists in one!! Great idea. /nt

[anonymous171]

27. Go Cheney yourself.

[petepillow]

40. are you kidding us with that bullshit?

apparently you are unconcerned with integrity in your criticism. how very right-wing-talking-point-drone of you.

[book_worm]

23. Biden would be a excellent choice. Dem governor could appoint successor

He bring foreign policy credentials/national security, etc. Being from Delaware isn't much of an electoral advantage but he may help in neighboring PA and NJ.

[JeffR]

30. It's a good ticket.

I think Webb might be a better running mate, but the truth is that there are all kinds of potentially great tickets out there: Richardson, Dodd, Clark, Sebelius, Feingold, Boxer, etc. But I'd be enthusiastic as hell if Biden got the nod.

[ReverendDeuce]

31. I am not 100% sure I am behind Webb...

He just seems too... young? I dunno. He just doesn't seem right to me.

[JeffR]

32. Webb's been around a long time,

though he looks remarkably young for his age. What bothers me most is that he's very much a so-called centrist. But for election year calculus, that may not be such a bad thing. He brings a good geographical balance to the ticket, and crossover appeal with the strong-on-defense voters. I'm not convinced he's the right person for the Veep spot, but he impresses me a lot.

[PatSeg]

39. Webb is older than Obama

He is actually 62 years old, but looks twenty years younger.

[ReverendDeuce]

33. Bump... again!

n/t

[my3boyz]

34. I think he would be great! He would go after every statement McBush

makes regarding foreign policy. The only thing that would be bad is that he has been in the Senate for a while and I'm sure there are a lot of votes that the Repubs could twist to make him look bad.

[saltpoint]

37. I'll honor Sen. Obama's choice.

If his choice is Biden I would be very, very happy.

[my3boyz]

41. I wanted this at first but I think he might be better as Secretary of State. nt

[invictus]

42. I prefer Biden as Sec. of State. n/t

[dansolo]

43. Obama-Schweitzer

That is my dream ticket. I'm not a big fan of Joe Biden. He is a glory hound, and I don't like his propensity to distort history to try and make a political point. He also voted for the IWR resolution, which in my mind disqualifies him for VP (along with Clinton, Dodd, and Edwards)

[WheelWalker]

44. Kick'n our way to the GE

[ObamaKerryDem]

45. Wouldn't mind seeing this combination! :)

[Azathoth]

46. Biden is actually more suited to being Secretary of State

With that said, an Obama/Biden ticket would certainly not be a bad idea.

[TTUBatfan2008]

47. Biden would own McCain on foreign policy...

In fact he's already been doing it. Remember when he called Bush out for his attack on Obama during Israel's 60th Anniversary? Biden has exactly what Obama needs: he's an old white guy with foreign policy credentials. Plus he's a genuinely nice guy and I'm sick of dirty politics. I'm all for an Obama-Biden ticket.