Joe Biden is perfect! I'm excited once again.

Okay, so he sometimes needs a better haircut, and he often puts his big toe in his mouth, But all of Joe Biden's flaws are nothing compared to McCain's. And just wait until Mitt Romney climbs aboard the forgot-where-I'm-going McCain express. Joe Biden is a true maverick in the sense that his courageous questions and complaints on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee have always struck me as forthright and important, not politically "correct".

Obama has been leaning too far Right for my taste. This brings him more toward my own political persuasions. It shows Obama goes with his mind and gut and does not play it safe. Biden will re-energize the base and bring in more voters who are blue collar, and he'll also attract those who have liked Obama but worried about his possible lack of foreign relations experience.

The reason conservatives will be leaping and whirling and gnashing their teeth over this choce is the fear they must have of seeing McCain come up against Biden's sage lifelong experience. Biden is a tough guy. Tougher than McCain, especially when it comes to sticking to his beliefs.

I am overjoyed with Obama's pick this morning.