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Sen. Barack Obama is on the defensive, already being forced to explain why he chose Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. Critics of the decision point out the following:
1) Biden voted in favor of the Iraq War, which contradicts Obama's central message of judgment;
2) Biden has been a Senator for almost 40 years, which contradicts Obama's message of change,
3) Biden is from a small Mid Atlantic state, this makes Obama's 50-state strategy look like a PR campaign only,
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Obama forcefully defended his pick. "Joe brings a lot of foreign policy experience to the ticket," said Senator Obama while measuring the White House for curtains, "And you need to have someone with such experience in your Administration. It's not like there's a cabinet position that deals with foreign-policy every single day. Had there been a cabinet spot whose job description involved meeting with world leaders daily and troubleshooting international crises, I certainly would have put Biden in that slot. But since such a position doesn't exist, I had no choice but to make Biden my VP."
Political commentators have learned that Obama tried to select the Feres twins, but that the two failed to meet the constitutional requirements forcing him two go with Biden instead.
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