Biden fills Democratic ticket
American voters want candidates for vice president who appear capable enough to step into the Oval Office in the unlikely and tragic situations in which they are needed. That, among other things, made Sen. Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate a wise one.
But it already has been pointed out that Biden brings something that had been lacking to the Democratic Party ticket. Some have referred to it as "gravitas." Others have cited Biden's long experience in the Senate, representing Delaware. Still other analysts have noted that Biden is an acknowledged expert on foreign policy.
That is all well and good - but if the Democratic Party ticket wins in November, it will be Obama, not Biden, who takes the oath of office as president. If history is any guide, Biden will be relegated to a spot in the administration far below that of No. 2, in reality.
Biden - like most candidates for vice president - is only political window-dressing, in other words. Voters are unlikely to forget that when they cast ballots on Nov. 4.
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ArtVanDelay
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08-27-08 1:46 PM
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Hey editors, Where in the he** have you been the last 8 years....Cheney relegated to a spot far below that of No. 2? Have you been paying any attention to how decisions are made in the Bush Admin? Talk about operating with partisan blinders. You really do take the fine people of the Copper Country for rubes.
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Abides
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08-27-08 1:26 PM
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That the VP would have little say in the Adminstration was common analyses when the former Governor of Texas and co-owner of the Texas Rangers added Dick Cheney (for the purposes experience and gravitas) to his ticket eight years ago. Recent history has proven that a VP (ie Cheney) is very capable to defining a key leadership far beyond that achieved by the likes of Spiro Agnew or Walter Mondale.
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