Obama’s Vice Presidential choice
When Obama announced his choice of Biden, much was made of how it showed his insecurities and that he was looking to fill in the gaps in his foreign policy experience. Yes, Obama has chosen someone who has been critical of him and who does have the hindsight of many years of life and senatorial experience. That single choice shows a human being of great maturity and openness, who really does want his thinking to be challenged, and who is not afraid to be told he could be wrong. No one can know everything. We should be so fortunate as to have a leader who asks for advice, who then shows native intelligence and judgment to weigh the input and then to implement based on the evaluation of the myriad factors involved in every possible decision.
