When John Kerry tabbed John Edwards as his running mate in 2004, certain members of the pundit class swooned. They figured Edwards’ immense political skills would dramatically bolster Kerry’s chances. Me, I was perplexed. If John Edwards was in fact such a magnificent political talent, how come he had just lost a race to John Kerry? As law school lecturers like Barack Obama like to say, “Res ipsa loquitur.” Unsurprisingly, Edwards went on to serve as a lackluster running mate. If you don’t believe me on that score, I encourage you to check out Bob Shrum’s catty, tell-all memoir. Now it’s Joe Biden’s skills that are being unjustly lionized by the gullible among us. The Politico reports:
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