I thought, as a public service to the community, I'd do the same for Joe Biden that has been done for Sarah Palin.
Basically, what follows is a list of all of the oppo research which has come about about Joe Biden since he was nominated. And boy is it a doozy.
Ready? Here it is:
Yup. That's right. Nothing.
This only lends more credibility to Barack Obama's pick. With Biden at his side, the DNC was a unity- and happy-fest. Now that ol' Gus is a Tropical Depression, the RNC is overshadowed by the complete lack of vetting of Sarah Palin. Seriously, there are new tidbits coming out every hour about her. A car wash she couldn't run. Earmarks up the wazoo. The Alaska Independence Party thing. And that's just on the Rec List. Seriously, these are humming along at about half a dozen a day.
Meanwhile, in about two weeks since Biden was announced, we've learned:
* He takes the train to spend time with his family and sees the train crews as family as well.
* He is from Scranton, and can still connect with voters there.
* He has overcome the adversity of having half his family die in a car accident.
And, uh, that's about it. No bombshells. On the other hand, the bombshells are falling on Palin like Bush attacking Iraq.
Veep candidates should be able to step in at a moment's notice. Everyone knows Biden would be able to. We've now quickly seen that that is not the case for Sarah. As my dad said, "if they keep this up they might get the first ever negative convention bounce." That's almost like questioning gravity -- which Sarah Palin would do, since it's only a theory (like evolution).
So, bravo, Barack, for picking a stand-up guy like Joe Biden, and bravo, Joe, for being a stand-up guy. And, heck, bravo, John, for spinning the roulette wheel and picking someone you'd met a couple times and didn't know anything about. Now you do.