Obama's Mate

Joe Biden was a smart, safe pick for Barack Obama. Even staunchest Obama supporter cannot deny that he has almost zero relevant experience. The last time we elected a young man with almost zero relevant leader of the free world experience we got JFK. "Oh hold on now Ned, Kennedy was a great man and a great President." Sure, JFK was a good President if you don't consider the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, further expanding the welfare state, and accomplishing almost nothing while in office. JFK is lionized because he was assassinated, not because he did anything worth celebrating. "But he inspired a nation." No, Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a nation. Plus, why should we turn to a politician for inspiration? Look to yourself for inspiration. We are in danger of losing our individual freedoms if we continue to allow the government to take dominion over our personal lives and finances.

I'll stop this digression. Biden has experience. If he doesn't go crazy like he is wont to do, he will add some credibility to a woefully inexperienced candidate.

On a lighter note, Jami and I went to Hogs and Heifers last night. It may or may not be the bar that inspired the movie Coyote Ugly. We both expected a tourist trap but, while it was populated with tourists all of who inevitably became our best friends, it was not all that touristy. The drinks were really cheap by New York standards; five dollar drafts and two dollar PBR's. I leave you with pictures of the world famous Hogs and Heifers.