Obama/Biden

Most of the news orgs are saying that it's Joe Biden. I haven't received my text message yet, and we won't until tomorrow morning, so no firm confirmation.

That said ... this would be a pretty good pick if true. I'd have loved to see a woman like Sebelius or McCaskill, but they don't have the combo of attack dog and proven experience that Biden brings. I was warming up to Hillary, but you can't undo her terrible behavior during the primary. Saying that McCain would be a better Commander-in-Chief pretty much destroyed her chances. Bill's sore loser behavior hasn't helped heal the rift with Obama supporters. Obama has been a class act but they haven't returned the favor.

I am delighted that Obama didn't pick Bayh, Webb, Kaine, Nunn or a few other right-leaning folks who would have been problematic to the left wing base. Biden isn't perfect either, but he's definitely a mainstream Democrat who won't diverge from Obama on key issues. Very pro-choice (100% from Planned Parenthood), a strong critic of Bush's execution of the war, a great debater, voted against FISA. And he seems like a good guy. I've heard his wife is fantastic, and his son is about to be deployed to Iraq.

If I was McCain, I'd be a bit worried. Obama now has a new partner who has more foreign policy heft than McCain, and a much better track record. And I can easily imagine their new-and-improved slogan:

"Change We Can Believe In. Experience You Can Count On. Obama/Biden '08"

Game on.