Obama: choosing Biden may have been my best presidential decision

[impik]

Awesome long feature about Joe Biden:




For most of his adult life, Biden has been selling himself. In 2008, he began selling Barack Obama. The vice presidency is a perfectly respectable office, to be sure, but historically it has been a ticket more often to obscurity than to distinction. It has few official duties or responsibilities that rise above the ceremonial. It was most famously described by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s two-term VP, John Nance Garner, as being worth less than “a bucket of warm piss.” For a man of Biden’s early promise and abiding energy, it is a comedown. But midway through the administration’s first term, he seems to be making it work.

“I was talking to the president about this just the other day,” said David Axelrod, one of Obama’s senior advisers. “He was saying that choosing Joe was really the first presidential decision he made, and that as time goes on, he’s more and more convinced it may have been his best.”

Much much more:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/10/the-salesman/8226/1/

[Jennicut]

1. It was a really good one.

I always liked Biden but after the whole Afghanistan saga with McChrystal I just really respect him.

[chimpymustgo]

2. I think that says a lot about his Presidential decisions. (sadly)

[dionysus]

4. why, what's wrong with biden?

:shrug:

[ingac70]

5. ...

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0304-26.htm

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. Biden represents a state where the biggest employers are credit card companies.

Big fucking shock then that he'd actually represent his constituents.

[SoxFan]

9. A six year old hatchet piece from a hatchet site?

Fail.

[impik]

11. That's all they got.

[ingac70]

13. Who the hell is they?

I love Pres. Obama. I just happen to think Biden as VP was a shitty decision.

[Lilyeye]

18. Besides those reasons in the article you posted

why do you think Biden is a bad choice? No snark BTW I am honestly asking you.

[ingac70]

25. Because he has ran for Pres. numerous times....

and no one was interested. Plus he's too old.

[SoxFan]

24. Trolling for call-outs

Please move on to the next trick.

[impik]

12. Really sad....

Nonsense.

[Cha]

15. Yes, it says he makes intelligent ones..happily.

[Umbral]

21. Hey, at least he's no longer in a position to do much damage in the Senate. I'm delighted...

... and Glad Obama is young and healthy.

[saltpoint]

34. It says more about your dismissive position.

Biden's been at public service for some time.

He knows the global map.

He knows how to navigate a tough domestic neighborhood.

He's the real deal and a huge plus for this president.

You've obviously missed some key points in your assessment.

[ingac70]

3. I beg to differ. n/t

[INdemo]

7. What would be even better is if the roles were reversed

[impik]

10. Heee. Love me some bitterness in the morning

[dionysus]

14. me too. i wonder what it's like. wake up, eat breakfast, curse the administration, grind teeth.

rinse, repeat

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

26. What's amazing is that it follows a pattern that is the antithesis of what I consider progressive.

[dionysus]

29. priceless

[Cha]

16. No it wouldn't.. Obama is the President and he chose Biden

to be his VP. I love the reality of this!

[krawhitham]

36. I would had been happy either way

I've always like me some Joe


I could not stand Edwards or Clinton so that left Joe & Obama

[harun]

8. How does the same person who picks Biden pick Rahm, ughhh.

[Hawkowl]

17. Easy. Incoherent ideology.

Aka pragmatism. Hey whatever is easiest man. No worries.

[Radical Activist]

23. A desire to be surrounded by diverse viewpoints, not a Bush-style echo chamber.

Which is exactly what he said he would do.

[Inuca]

19. Very nice

and hopefully this will put a stop to the nonsensical speculations about Obama dropping Biden in 2012.

[Jennicut]

27. I would personally be really disappointed with Obama if he did that.

I like my VP very much and don't want him replaced!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. By far his best choice. I love Biden and don't care what people say! Go Joe! n/t

[AtomicKitten]

22. Obama/Biden is a spectacular ticket. I'm very happy the Pres chose Joe. nt

[Phx_Dem]

28. Definitely one of of the many good decisions he's made.

[underpants]

30. I agree- Biden calmed DC with "the kid is alright"

since then he has been an absolute treat since he IS my father in law....and hilarious

[Swede]

31. This is a big fucking deal.

[Fire1]

32. I don't know about his 'best' but it's a damn good one! n/t

[saltpoint]

33. Obama made a great choice with Biden, who is

one of the Great Democrats.

Biden's as good as Cheney was bad, and that makes Biden mighty damn good.

[marlakay]

35. watching him tonight on rachel i totally agree

he talked about Obama like he respected and admired him hugely. And he said what needed to be said about the coming mid terms and the dems getting tougher. He admitted he gets into trouble for talking too much and said i am a fighter and i am not giving up.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

37. Joe's a great guy.