Joe Biden has been a strong advocate for working people and their families. He has been a trusted leader who speaks truth to power.  The republicans have attempted to smear a good man because they have nothing else to run on.  The economy is in crisis, the housing market is in crisis, manufacturing is in crisis, our military is in crisis and all the good people of this nation get is rosy optimism and failed rhetoric.  How sad it must be for the delegates of this RNC convention to have to sit through speech after speech tell them how much of a maverick John McCain is and how John McCain is going to reform the things in Washington the republican party has destroyed.  How sad it must be to see ones party torn apart with the false promise of change by a man who has stood by the failures of George W. Bush 90% of the time.  John McCain was one of the Keating Five. His poor judgment cost the American tax payer nearly $130 billion in bailouts for the failed Savings& Loans, but it did fill his campaign coffers and enrich him personally.  People talk about judgment.  Think about whom you would rather have a heart beat from the presidency.  A strong leader like Joe Biden or Ms. Palin.  Ms. Palin is a very likable, strong and articulate woman, but this nation needs someone who knows more about Russia and China than about high sticking, more about diplomacy than moose dressing.  Joe Biden is the obvious choice.