Well, the Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has finally picked his running mate…it is Sen. Joe Biden. As soon as it became apparent that the secret service was on it’s way to Sen. Biden’s home last night…the cat was out of the bag. Alot of comments that i read regarding the potential of Sen. Biden being the running mate were controversial to say the least. Many were saying that the choice pretty much guaranteed John McCain’s victory in November. Others were talking about Sen. Biden’s tendency to put his foot in his mouth in the recent past.
That is a pretty valid point considering that during the Democratic primary debate last August, Sen. Joe Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that, “I think he can be ready, but right now, I don’t think he is” regarding Sen. Barack Obama. Well now, a scant few months down the road he is the running mate of choice…however, dont think for a minute that the Republicans are not going to capitalize on the fact that even Senator Barack Obama’s own running mate didn’t think he was ready to be president. And, if the Obama Presidency depends on Sen. Biden’s experience and foreign relations for credibility it is on shaky ground because of Sen. Biden’s outspoken ways. Diplomacy requires tact and skill in communication…something that is called into question from comments that Sen. Biden has made in the past during his years in politics.
This morning, it was officially announced that Obama/Biden was the Democratic ticket for sure. On Good Morning America today, Senator Obama’s senior advisor, Robert Gibbs said “Look we are pretty good at keeping secrets and we pride our campaign on that”. I think that is what alot of Americans are afraid of.
Since most of Obama’s campaign has been about the subject of change…if i were them…i would not advertise how good you are at keeping secrets…that has been a problem with previous administrations in the United States. It is not a selling point to tell the American public that you are skilled at keeping secrets when the American public is fed up with secrets!!!
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