How Couldn't He?

I read several stories yesterday criticizing Obama's choice of Joe Biden as V.P. They said that his choice reveals that he's not the big change agent he claims to be, and that it shows his lack of confidence in his abilities.

So picking the most knowledgeable and experienced democrat on foreign policy and other issues was a bad thing? Really? Don't we want a president who surrounds himself with the best and the brightest? And don't we want a president who will hire people who will challenge and disagree with him? Selecting Biden proves Obama will do both of these things. To boot, Joe Biden has a working-class background and has never been involved in sexual or financial scandals. He still takes the train to work, for crying out loud. Saying Biden doesn't represent change, because he doesn't lack experience or because he isn't a woman or minority is non-sense. Having character and integrity, in Washington, represents plenty of change.

Obama made a great choice.