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Joe Biden: is he Obama's Dick?
As of 3 a.m. early Saturday morning, when you woke up in a panic thanks to the beeping of your BlackBerry, you know Sen. Joe Biden is Barack Obama's choice for vice president. The decision has been hailed by many analysts as one that balances the ticket with a much-needed dose of experience and working-class bona fides.
Biden has also been described as "Obama's Cheney": a strategic pick who fills the "experience gap" instead of helping win specific states, and a man unlikely to run for president himself. As our research shows, the two men might be even more alike than first glance reveals.
 Joe Biden |  Dick Cheney | |
Has real foreign policy experience that balances out Obama's inspiring rhetoric | Has real foreign policy experience that balanced out Bush's uninspiring rhe...rhetor...speeches 'n shit. | |
Chosen after a long, rigorous vetting process conducted by a team of advisers | Chosen after a long, rigorous vetting process conducted by a team of himself | |
Had surgery to correct two brain aneurysms | Is currently suffering his 71st heart attack right now as you're reading this | |
Famously called Sobodan Milosevic a "war criminal" to his face | Famously told Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy to "go f**k yourself" | |
Is one of the least wealthy members of the Senate | Is one of the most wealthy members of Julep Green, a country club so restricted its only members are Dick Cheney and Brandon Davis | |
Son, Hunter, disliked by base for being a lobbyist for special interests | Daughter, Mary, disliked for being a lesbian and a dad | |
Shoots from the hip | Shoots at your face |
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posted 8:25 am on 08/26/2008
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