Biden Ain’t No Palin

I was asked by a reader to comment on Obama’s pick as a VP running mate. That pick was, of course Joe Biden from Connecticut. I admit I don’t know a lot about him and I really don’t care enough to do the research. So let’s talk about what little I do know.

Biden was voted the third most liberal member of Congress by whoever votes on these things. That puts him two notches down from Obama who was voted the most liberal. If I cared enough to research it, I’d probably find that this is the most liberal slate of candidates in the republic’s history.

Also, Biden’s resume shows he is pro choice. Since I refuse to argue abortion in this or any other venue, I’ll just say that Biden, a supposedly devout Catholic, has been forbidden to accept communion by the church.

Biden is also a single father who commutes back and forth from Connecticut on Amtrak rather than live in Washington. I respect the man for this. But it’s a shame the Democrats couldn’t give Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin, the same respect. They questioned her ability to be Vice President and raise her family at the same time. She’s a married mother but Biden, a single parent, was not asked this question. A sexist double standard appears to exist with the Democrats.

That’s really about all I know of Biden. Oh, one other thing. I saw a twenty five year old photo of Biden. He was bald as a bowling ball. He now has a full head of hair. Hair Club for Men maybe? This has absolutely nothing to do with his qualifications but it might mean he has a vain streak in his personality.

There’s my critique of Joe Biden. And that’s the way I see it in the view from Tanyard.