Biden's Judgment

The Democrats have been reassuring those concerned about Obama's thin resumé by pointing out that running mate Joe Biden has decades of experience, and would be at a President Obama's side to guide him. But in fact, experience does not necessarily translate to judgment. It's quite possible for a man such as Biden, with his limited intelligence and outsized ego, to successfully avoid learning anything during his decades in the Senate.

In Biden and the Tale of Aldrich Ames, Jeffrey Lord points out that Biden has done exactly that.

Biden makes much of his "experience" these days in the area of foreign policy. His critics frequently point out that length of service is no compensation for good judgment, as Biden has been on the wrong side of every significant national security issue from Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative to the nuclear freeze to the first Gulf War to, most recently, his insistent opposition to the surge in Iraq, the latter now credited with turning the tide to victory.

Lord charges that as a direct result of Biden's arrogance and incompetence, the activities of traitorious CIA agent Aldrich Ames "went undiscovered for nine years."

Yes, indeed, if Obama should win next week, we should all relax in the assurance that the vastly experienced Joe Biden will be at his side to guide him.

Lord help us!