Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
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Obama's Running Mate: Sen. Joseph Biden

This announcement is everywhere:

Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
Saturday 23 August 2008 by: Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times
 Washington - Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messages early Saturday.

    Mr. Obama's selection ended a two-month search that was conducted almost entirely in secret. It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his resume, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama's message of change.



The part that particularly caught my eye was this: "It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his resume, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama's message of change."

Essentially he went for enlightened self-interest, in which addressing other people's needs will likely benefit him obliquely, rather than going for direct personal gain. This reiterates two highly valuable things about Obama: 1) He is responsive to input from other people, and 2) he understands the value of parallax rather than concentrating on just one angle of approach. These are qualities I like to see in a leader.
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lizamanynames

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August 23 2008, 21:58:29 UTC 12 years ago

This reiterates two highly valuable things about Obama: 1) He is responsive to input from other people, and 2) he understands the value of parallax rather than concentrating on just one angle of approach. These are qualities I like to see in a leader.

I have to abmit I find that very encouraging.