(ED NOTE: As this will be the talk of the day, we’ll keep this thread on top of the blog at least through noon on Saturday)
Drudge Report says a Kansas company that specializes in political literature has been printing Obama-Bayh material…
Keep your eyes and ears open.
Fox News is reporting that Biden is Obama’s VP selection.
UPDATE: the Fox News story.
UPDATE: Secret Service on the way to Biden’s house.
UPDATE: For all of you out there saying “Biden who?”, his bio.
UPDATE: Quick commentary by Mark Noonan:
If this is other than the world’s biggest head fake, then I can’t imagine any thing positive Biden brings to the Obama ticket – Biden is more experienced that Obama, but will be on the bottom of the ticket; Biden is Senator from a small, very blue State Obama will win handily; Biden is the archetype of the career politician, having been in the Senate since Nixon was President; Biden is up for re-election to the Senate, thus opening up the possibility of a GOP pick up in the Senate; Biden has said things which make Obama look bad…all in all, I’d say its a hoax, but its being reported by Fox and the Associated Press.
UPDATE: Peter Robinson over at NRO’s The Corner weighs in:
Before winning election to the Senate three-and-a-half decades ago—Biden ranks fourth in seniority among Democrats, sixth overall; how’s that for a fresh face?—Biden practiced law for three years. That’s it. Three years of fresh-out-of-law school practice represents the sum and total of Biden’s profession experience before joining the Senate.
Obama-Biden? A candidate with an astonishingly thin professional background—Community organizer? Desultory lecturer in law school?—has just named as his running mate a man whose principal professional achievement is to have perfected his skills as a gasbag.
Mark Noonan sez: the more I think about it, the more I figure its got to be a bogus story…its like Obama wants to lose. Or perhaps he just still thinks he’s got it in the bag?
UPDATE: Biden on the issues, by Mark Noonan:
A practising Catholic, Biden adheres to Church teaching on when life begins, opposes federal funding for abortion and favors the ban on late term abortions. On the other hand, Biden supports the Roe decision and makes no move towards ending the practice of abortion. All in all, Biden has trimmed himself to the pro-choice side of the aisle as far as he can without risking a breach with the Church. God bless him, he’s one of my brothers – and I’ll pray for him to come back entirely to the pro-life side of the aisle.
Biden is an old-fashioned tax and spend liberal as far as budget matters go – and is still a believer in axing the Defense budget in order to free up funds for social programs. In spite of the clear failure during his life time, Biden still believes that the heavy club of government spending is a magic wand to bring prosperity and happiness to the people.
Biden is pretty convention on the litany of liberal issues – while he technically opposes same-sex marriage, he’s not out there fighting against it; meanwhile, he is in favor of affirmative action, racial set asides, attacks corporations (though this may just be a Catholic thing, as I attack them, too – though probably not for the exact same reasons), supports hate crime laws and has co-sponsored a re-submission of the Equal Rights Amendment for ratification.
Biden raises conservative hackles for a lot of reasons, but conservatives going forward will probably start to concentrate on Biden’s disgraceful behaviour during the Thomas hearings.
UPDATE: Maybe this is why Obama picked Biden?
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