Krehbiel Commentary

I actually like Joe Biden.  He is long-winded, yes, and I don't agree with all of his policies, but he always seems to skip past the B.S. and get right to the point.  That's pretty refreshing in this day and age.

Among the possible VP choices mentioned, Biden was clearly the most qualified choice to help with governing the country.  He has the knowledge and experience Obama lacks, and he's not a yes-man.  He has a reputation as a centrist and a history of working with Republicans.  That's the kind of associate you'd want if you're really serious about doing a good job as president.

Unfortunately, you have to get elected before you can do a good job as president, and we live in an age of YouTube politics and voters that are dumber than rocks.  From that perspective, Joe Biden is an unbelievably risky choice.  It's only been a couple of days and we've already been subjected to Joe Biden's Greatest Gaffes over and over and over again, and you can bet Republican blogs will be re-publishing those same YouTubes every day from now until November.  Not to mention the legions of overzealous activists with video cameras that will be following Biden around, hoping to get The Next Big Gaffe on tape to sell it to the highest bidder.  Or whatever those kinds of people do.

So I think Obama made an interesting and bold choice.  Not what I would have expected, to be honest.