Obama/Biden

For the next two weeks Common Sense will be coming to you from the great state of Minnesota at the Republican National Convention. Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. Biden brings experience and a wealth of knowledge on foreign policy to the ticket. He's also not afraid to say what he thinks and will be a relentless campaigner on the stump. However, Biden's experience may be counter intuitive to the idea of Obama as an agent of change since Biden's been in Washington for over three decades. In addition, he has no executive experience. It will also be interesting to see how the Clinton supporters respond to Biden's selection. Over 10% of Clinton's supporters say they're going to vote for McCain. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats unite behind the Obama/Biden ticket in Denver. One last note; throughout the Democrat primaries Biden was relentless in touting that Obama was not ready to be president. Biden also said he would turn down the VP position if asked. Well, this is politics and we can overlook that Biden has changed his mind. However, Biden has publicly said that he would be honored to run with John McCain and serve as his VP. In fact, the McCain campaign has already launched an add with Biden praising McCain. Buckle up!

There are 73 days until the presidential election. And, it's been 2,738 days since there's been a terrorist attack on US soil. Good day and God bless!