Conservative Cabal

So reports are in that Bayh and Kaine have not been chosen by The One.

So who has been? We’ll all know in a few hours. But I hope he chooses Biden, (and perhaps he did — according to speculation in this ABCNews blog) and not just because Biden suffers from occasional verbal diarrhea, a la Ms Jones, but because he is actually a human being. He wWould bring the Obama campaign some old-fashioned down-to-earthedness, perhaps. Straight-shooting, as they say. Oh, and gravitas — a word we haven’t heard much since Bush picked Cheney in 2000. Is Biden the next Cheney?

But more to the point, is anyone else a little annoyed by all this build-up? It seems a little juvenile to be waiting until the very last minute like this to share the pick. Even a little needy. “Ready?  Are you sure you’re ready? I know and you don’t, na na naaa na naaa na. .”Oh I know it’s a pick announcement, a chance to shine, and Obama has every right to milk it, but… Just do it already, sir. Will this REALLY be the climax of your campaign?

Moreover, will this be what the presidency will be like for Obama? One theatrical, climactic announcement after another - that leads to very little…true substance?

But of course all political junkies are enjoying themselves immensely.  And I have to say I am extremely impressed by how the Obama camp has been able to keep this all so quiet. Admirable.