John McCain should be the heavy favorite to be next
\nPresident of the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.
\nI\u2019ve never said that before. If \u201cBarack America<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u201d
\nchose Hillary Clinton as his running mate, Obama would and should remain as the
\nfavorite for the White House. In fact, the political betting
\nodds<\/a> would likely have gone up. <\/p>\n

Am I oblivious to history which states emphatically that
\nvoters chose between presidential candidates and not the entire ticket? No. <\/p>\n

The American public is not going to vote for or against
\nBiden or the eventual McCain running mate choice. But Biden is on record
\nforcefully questioning Obama\u2019s qualifications for president and praising
\nMcCain\u2019s. <\/span>Barack Obama\u2019s highly
\nquestionable VP decision gives those soon-to-be-fatal comments a stronger
\nvoice. <\/p>\n

When asked by George Stephanopoulos on the ABC program This Week <\/i>about questioning Obama\u2019s lack
\nof experience, the verbose Biden gave a terse, \u201cI stand by my statement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American public is fair. They generally distinguish
\nwhen a candidate is distorting his opponent\u2019s words. One look at Biden\u2019s
\ncriticism of Obama and praise of McCain will make it virtually impossible for
\nBiden to claim he was taken out of context. Biden left nothing to misinterpretation
\nor misrepresentation. <\/p>\n

While Barack America<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nstill has the ability to win over the Hillary Clinton base that he
\ndisenfranchised, the fact he bypassed the person the polls and primary
\nelectorate clearly preferred as veep opens the door for a powerful question. <\/p>\n

A big selling point by Obama was that he was willing to
\nmeet face-to-face with the vilest enemies of the country his wishes to
\nrepresent. Yet the undecided may ask why he is so eager to find common ground
\nwith sworn enemies of the United States<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>,
\nyet he couldn\u2019t even achieve accord with Hillary Clinton? <\/p>\n

Just as Obama started to put the Jeremiah Wright
\ncontroversy behind him, Barack\u2019s choice was another gift horse. <\/p>\n

Surely Republican partisans are looking to piggy back
\nWright\u2019s racist and anti-American comments, Michael Pfleger\u2019s inflammatory
\nbigoted ranks and perhaps Michele Obama\u2019s ill-fated \u201cfirst time in my adult
\nlife I\u2019m proud to be an American\u201d with Biden\u2019s shocking \u201cIn Delaware, the
\nlargest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot
\ngo to a 7\/11 or a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.\u201d
\nPerhaps the most devastating words followed, \u201cI\u2019m not joking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurry bet John McCain now as the big underdog (political betting
\nodds<\/a>) at one of the sportsbooks<\/a>
\nthat have not adjusted to the fact the Joe Biden makes McCain the \u201cWright\u201d
\nfavorite. <\/span><\/p>\n

The author, Grandmaster sports handicapper<\/a> Joe Duffy is not
\nonly the top sports betting expert in the world, but a widely accepted
\nauthority in political handicapping. He can be reached at joeduffy@joeduffy.net<\/a> <\/o:p><\/p>\n

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