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So Obama generated the biggest buzz for his vice-presidential choice than I've ever seen in history, and picked Biden. There's been a lot of differing opinions about the choice. Especially because of how big the buzz was. My reaction has also been varied, in fact, it's kind of followed the stages of grieving:

1. Denial


2. Anger


3. Bargaining


4. Depression


5. Acceptance

Denial
Biden? No! It can't be Biden. This is a joke. Obama's just playing with us. He did this before, joking with the press about his pick. This is just another example. Biden's going to walk out and say "Let me introduce you to the real pick!"

Anger
Then I'm starting to think "What the fuck? It really is Biden?" I mean, Biden? Doesn't he always put his foot in his mouth? Isn't he always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time? Didn't he say some really unkind things about Obama during the early primaries? Who the hell is this Biden guy?

Bargaining
Then I'm thinking "Alright, maybe this won't be so bad. Maybe he'll be better..." And I thought that until CNN started running some of his "greatest flubs".

Depression
So I got depressed and went to bed. Seriously. I went to bed and contemplating four more years of crap rule. And my depression lasted until Obama's speech at Springfield introducing him.

Acceptance
And so I moved onto acceptance. I still can't say I'm thrilled by the choice. I floated some funny ones with friends (Obama Phelps 08 - The Dreamy Team) and some serious ones (Wesley Clark, Chuck Hagel, Jim Webb) but I always dismissed Biden as too pedestrian. But I learned a lot about Biden in the last couple of days, and I admire him more now.

I do like that he commutes every day from Wilmington to DC on the train. I like that he's committed to spending time with his family. He is combative, which is what a vice president is supposed to be. He is a smart guy, and he is generally respected. So I guess I'm okay with it. I'm not enthused about Biden yet, but I'm not upset by it anymore either.

I am hoping that Biden does Obama, and the nation, proud. I hope that Biden really is here for his kids and mine, as he said, and that together, the two candidates work to better our way of life.

Otherwise, I'm liable to start grieving all over again.

I'm not going to vote for McCain, but I've certainly seen, and felt, that he's getting short shrift in the news and on the web. So, in a spirit of togetherness I wanted to list a few facts I've found out about him. These are things you may not know, but they're all true!

• John McCain has a history of brokering lasting peace deals. As Lincoln's Undersecretary for War he worked tirelessly for three days at Appomattox to bring the Union and the Confederacy together.
• McCain has always been well-informed on new technologies. He was a beta tester for Alexander Graham Bell.
• McCain has always had the public safety in mind. He was the junior senator on the Smith Commission looking into the sinking of the Titanic.
• He's always been a leader, even at a young age. Noah said that without McCain on board the ark as Senior Animal Handler he would have been lost.

I think these facts shed a whole new light on McCain, and his record of public service. It is indeed unfortunate that the media has not looked at his distinguished history and instead focuses on his age.

I saw the headline "Smoking could kill 1 billion this century" and my first thought was "Well at least somebody's doing something about global overcrowding".

Yeah, I'll be the one handing out the pitchforks by the front door.