For those of you who are living under a rock, Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden to be his VP candidate. I, for one, believe this to be an excellent choice. Many may not know this, but I decided early on in the primary season that if Obama didn't run, I would work for Biden's campaign (true story!) I'm very excited for this pick for a variety of reasons, including his experience, his respect among the voters, and his excellent speaking skills (if it does sometimes get him in a little trouble, but hey- it's Joe!)
I won't go too long into this, but I've posted his biographical timeline below, courtesy of http://biden.senate.gov/senator/timeline/, just so people can get a good sense of who this man is and where he comes from. After all, he's going to be the next vice president. I also wouldn't mind hearing everyone else's thoughts on this selection, so comment away.
•November 20, 1942: Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of Joe and Jean Biden's four children.
•Summer 1953: Biden family moves from Scranton to Brookview neighborhood in Claymont, Delaware.
•September 1957: Joe enrolls at Archmere Academy.
•June 1965: Joe graduates from the University of Delaware with a double major in History and Political Science and enrolls in Syracuse University Law School.
•August 27, 1966: Joe marries the former Neilia Hunter.
•June 1968: After graduating from law school, Joe begins work as a trial attorney at a law firm in Wilmington, Delaware and serves as a public defender.
•February 3, 1969: Birth of Joe and Neilia's first child, Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III
•February 4, 1970: Birth of Joe and Neilia's second child, Hunter.
•November, 1970: Elected to New Castle County Council.
•November 8, 1971: Birth of third child, Naomi Christina.
•November, 1972: Joe elected as Delaware's U.S. Senator, beating an incumbent Republican. At age 29, Joe was the 5th-youngest U.S. Senator ever.
•December 18, 1972: Joe's wife and three children are in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping. Neilia and Naomi suffer fatal injuries, while Beau and Hunter are critically injured but make full recoveries.
•January 5, 1973: After consistent lobbying by Hubert Humphrey and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield urging him not to resign, Joe is sworn in to the United States Senate at Beau and Hunter's bedside in Wilmington, Delaware.
•January, 1975: Joe becomes a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he later chairs.
•June 17, 1977: Joe marries Jill Tracy Jacobs, a school teacher.
•January, 1977: Joe becomes a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he later chairs from 1987 to 1994.
•November, 1978: Wins reelection to U.S. Senate.
•June 8, 1981: Birth of Joe and Jill's daughter, Ashley.
•November, 1984: Re-elected to U.S. Senate.
•June 9, 1987: Announces candidacy for the 1988 Democratic Nomination for President of the United States.
•February 11, 1988: Two aneurysms are diagnosed in Joe's brain and he undergoes successful emergency surgery.
•November, 1990: Wins re-election to U.S. Senate.
•September, 1991: Joe begins teaching constitutional law as an adjunct professor at Widener University Law School.
•November, 1996: Re-elected to U.S. Senate.
•May 11, 1999: Joe casts 10,000th vote on the Senate floor.
•November, 2002: Wins reelection to U.S. Senate.
•January 31, 2007: Joe announces his bid for the 2008 Democratic Nomination for President of the United States.
•August 1, 2007: Joe releases his memoir, "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics."
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