The veep debate was last night. Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin. Honestly, I found the whole thing pretty boring. Neither candidate stumbled notably, dammit. Biden choked up once, talking about the tragic accident that killed his first wife and almost took all his children as well. Other than that, he seemed to stay on message … Continue reading Palin avoids face plant in debate, salvages some pride
PBS’s very capable Gwen Ifill will be moderating the vice presidential debate tomorrow night. Conservatives are now blasting Ifill’s selection because she has written a book scheduled for publication on Inauguration Day entitled Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, about the younger generation of black politicians. I am not unbiased in this … Continue reading If not Gwen Ifill, then who?
Joe Biden made a lot of good points in his DNC speech tonight. He’s going to be a tough campaigner, and this was only his warm-up. But I’ve known him as a politician for quite a while now, so wasn’t expecting anything new. It was the personal stuff, the background story, his son’s speech, his … Continue reading MSNBC spoils Obama surprise appearance with Biden
So Joe Biden is Barack Obama’s pick for vice president. I like it. A lot. Way back in the early days of this campaign, what seems like at least ten years ago, I thought Joe Biden would have been a really good choice for the presidential nomination. Not necessarily better than Obama, but certainly one … Continue reading Obama-Biden ’08: My cup of tea
