Pretty impressive for a man with brain cancer. Ted Kennedy rose to the occasion and gave a great speech at the Democratic convention. His signature cause has always been universal health care. If voters care about that issue, the choice is clear in this election.
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Nancy Pelosi did a good job explaining some of the issues where John McCain opposed popular initiatives like the minimum wage and health care for children, but overall the speech wasn’t very impressive.
The best thing to come from the speech was an indication that the Democrats are serious about going after McCain and drawing distinctions on policy. They need to keep repeating this theme, and hope that others speakers deliver the message more forcefully.
Rumors are flying as to whether Senator Ted Kennedy might attend the Democratic convention.
From ABC News’ Rick Klein, author of The Note: The biggest question that has convention delegates buzzing in Denver on Sunday: Will Sen. Ted Kennedy appear in person Monday night?
The answer to that question, a Kennedy friend tells ABC News, is yes — assuming he gets final clearance from his doctors before flying to Denver and appearing at the Pepsi Center.
“The plan is for him to fly in Sunday night,” said the friend, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Anything that helps party unity and generates excitement is a good thing for Obama. An appearance by Kennedy would be huge.
Media outlets are reporting that Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden as his running mate.
This is a great choice. Biden is a heavyweight, and he compliments the ticket. He’s also the kind of VP who can go after John McCain. The experience factor is also huge.
Jim Geraghty has a long list of comments made by Joe Biden over the years about John McCain, Barack Obama and the Iraq War.
The comments about McCain are not a problem. In fact, they give Biden more credibility when he levies the harsh attack that McCain has sold out all his old principles for the purpose of trying to get elected. He can say things like: “I don’t recognize this John McCain.” It will be effective because McCain has in fact turned his back on many of the positions that made him a “maverick” in the past.
As for the statements about Obama, none of those are very bad, and Biden can easily brush those off.
The toughest ones involve Iraq. He was behind the war, and he was against pulling out. He will have to explain those statements. Now, he’s come a long way, and he knows so much about the situation in IIrag and Afghanistan that he can turn any conversation to the mess the Bush administration made, but this will be the toughest area for him in light of Obama’s hard position against the war.
That said, his overall experience should help Obama with voters who worry about Obama’s lack of experience, and he’s the perfect attack dog against the ongoing attacks from the McCain camp. He would be a good choice.
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