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"Is there any doubt that Biden is on the ticket because of Russia's recent military excursion into Georgia?"

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Aug 23 '08, 10:55

I would have to say no. Anyone disagree?

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I am sure that weighed a part, but he has always been a high choice for the VP slot - amoxy Aug 23, 11:08
It would be idiotic if that was the deciding reason. So, I doubt it. -- nm - nubby Aug 23, 10:56 7
- How so? Biden's name took quite the leap in just the last ten days or so and much of the reasons he was picked...(experience, foreign policy, etc)... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 10:59 6
  - If the criticisms are valid (and it does sound like they are), then isn't making a choice that addresses them a good and positive sign? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 11:03 1
    - Depends on two things in a voter's mind: 1) How important are the areas of weakness?, and 2) How much influence do you believe the VP will have? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 11:08
  - Narrow-sightedness. If international experience was the deciding factor, it probably was under consideration long before Georgia. -- nm - nubby Aug 23, 11:02 3
    - You don't think that recent events can affect the final decision amongst close weighted options? - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 11:05 1
      - Sure. But this is awfully indirect. -- nm - nubby Aug 23, 11:06
    - He's the LBJ to Obama's JFK....he's got a ton of political favors owed and knows where the bodies are buried. -- nm - Pete Aug 23, 11:04
isn't an "excursion into" actually an "incursion"? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 10:56 2
- I lifted the quote verbatum from another site, so it could be. I read it correct as either word, but likely wrong. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 10:57 1
  - Yeah, don't mind me, I'm just a dork - it's probably similar in nature to "emmigration" vs. "immigration" ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 11:02

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