Senator Barack Obama's smile, charisma and verbose rhetoric appear to be wearing thin on an electorate that is anxious for the first Tuesday in November to arrive, so we can finally place this Presidential campaign in our nations rear view.
Obama needs a quick boost and he's hoping for one within the next couple days by announcing his selection for Vice Presidential running mate.
There has been recent media buzz that Delaware Senator Joe Biden will get the call, based on his veteran tenure in leading the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Choosing Biden would be an overt acknowledgement by Obama that he is unqualified for the job of Commander in Chief in the area of National Security. Also, Biden was a vocal critic of Obama in his own primary run for President, suggesting that Obama's inexperience would render the Presidency as an on-the-job training endeavor.
To make matters worse, Biden punctuated his point on a couple of occasions by insinuating that John McCain would be a better alternative than Barack Obama.
The best choice is former Nebraska Senator and Republican, Chuck Hagel. Hagel will bring a centered presence to a far left candidate and campaign. In addition, Hagel served in several Senate capacities relevent to the economy, which remains the voters number one concern.
Also, let's not forget that former Democrat (now an Independent) and 2000 Vice Presidential candidate Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has been in Senator McCain's hip pocket during the campaign, and is rumored to be near the top of McCain's V.P. short list. Obama's selection of Hagel would be a preemptive move that would trump McCain's strategy in courting Independent voters.
The way I see it, the best chance Obama has to win is to select Chuck Hagel as his Veep.
We'll know soon enough.
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