GO JOE!!!!!

The NYT has a breaking story on the vetting of Sarah Palin, and quite frankly there are more questions then answers at this point.

From the NYT:

With time running out — and as Mr. McCain discarded two safer choices, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, as too predictable — he turned to Ms. Palin. He had his first face-to-face interview with her on Thursday and offered her the job moments later. Advisers to Mr. Pawlenty and another of the finalists on Mr. McCain's list described an intensive vetting process for those candidates that lasted one to two months.

“They didn't seriously consider her until four or five days from the time she was picked, before she was asked, maybe the Thursday or Friday before,” said a Republican close to the campaign. "This was really kind of rushed at the end, because John didn’t get what he wanted. He wanted to do Joe or Ridge."

And this:

People familiar with the process said Ms. Palin had responded to a standard form with more than 70 questions. Although The Washington Post quoted advisers to Mr. McCain on Sunday as saying Ms. Palin had been subjected to an F.B.I. background check, an F.B.I. official said Monday the bureau did not vet potential candidates and had not known of her selection until it was made public.

The President of the United States appoints hundreds of people who end up running our country, who represent our nation to the world, who run our military, and it is alarming to see McCain demonstrate for us how he would "vet" those he could appoint.

The one way McCain can show his ability to lead this country is by his actions, and his judgment in picking his Vice Presidential running mate shows some of the worst judgment ever seen by a candidate for president. Can we really afford to elect a man who has shown so little regard for the process of picking his running mate?

And, though this is an official Democratic Blog, I have to tell you that as an American I am now convinced that a McCain presidency would make George Bush look like George Washington.

Compare this mess of McCain's to our Vice Presidential pick, Joe Biden. Need I say more?

This was one of Biden's finest hours, he touched not just Democrats, but all Americans, he gave Americans a reason to vote for him, for the ticket, he clearly explained why McCain was wrong on everything, and at the same time he showed that Obama has been right on every foreign policy issue that McCain has been proven wrong on.

I am so very proud to be a Democrat tonight, and now I present our next Vice-President, Senator Joe Biden: