10/9/08: Biden's Back!!!

You may have been wondering where Biden's been for the last few days - while it's true one of my pet peeves is that the media's coverage has fawned on Palin (admittedly her comedic value is far higher!), they've mostly ignored Biden - by far the more qualified, articulate and intelligent candidate for VP. I'd rather hear what he has to say than the vicious, divisive Pitbull Palin! He has been away with his family dealing with his mother-in-law's passing. Our condolences go out to him and his family.

But now, Biden’s Baaaaack!!! And he’s smoking hot!! Listen to his fiery speech yesterday in Tampa, FL. It’s 33 minutes long and it takes him a couple minutes to get warmed up, but it’s worth it. He hammered Palin/McCain and their “shameles” campaign:

"The McCain/Palin Campaign are running a shameless campaign, one in which they will not emerge the victors in the end.
But when you don't have NOTHING to run on, your party record in shambles, your president have to be hidden, your VP Pick is a running joke, you now have to create distraction, whether true or false."

Also check out this great piece on him in Newsweek that came out (along with a 10-pager on Palin - more on that later).

Biden’s Unified Theory of Biden
A couple of excerpts from this piece:
Here's what you say when you're asked what you'll do as VP - are you listenin', Palin?
Biden, who had stayed neutral in the Democratic primaries after dropping out in January, told Obama that he was "ready to be second fiddle" and sought no specific portfolio—but only if he got a guaranteed hourlong, one-on-one session with the president every week (like Al Gore's lunches with Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush's with Ronald Reagan) and a presence at all important meetings. Obama said yes, that he wanted him for his judgment and for his help in enacting a big legislative agenda. And so the job was defined: "My role will be to say, 'Boss, here's the way I'd go about it'."

And this is what Joe Biden is all about! This is how he describes his acceptance:
Biden says Obama reminds him of Bill Clinton in his "confidence, cognitive ability, judgment" and intellectual security—that he can listen and absorb advice without having to prove he's the smartest person in the room, a critical leadership skill. He says he experienced an "epiphany" during a recent conference call on the bailout bill with Bob Rubin, Paul Volcker, Warren Buffett, Paul O'Neill, Joseph Stiglitz, Larry Summers and Laura Tyson. "He [Obama] comes on the call and says, 'Well, folks, sorry I'm late. I've got four questions.' He was in total frigging command! Here's a 47-year-old guy in one of the most complicated economic dilemmas anyone has had to face since 1929 to '33. And it was like, 'Bang! Bang! Bang!' I called him afterward and said, 'You sold me, sucker!' "