We’ll never know how close Virginia Governor Tim Kaine was to being named the VP nominee, but he wasted no time this morning showing us why Obama made the right choice to leave him behind. Speaking this morning on Fox News Sunday about how the Biden pick will help Democrats in Virginia, Kaine has a curious answer:
Well, first, Joe comes from a state, Delaware, that borders Virginia. The eastern shore part of Delaware and Virginia are not only bordering but very very similar.
Um…not really.
In case you can’t tell, there’s about 50 miles of Maryland between Delaware and Virginia. Before becoming VP, Governor, you should try knowing the geography of your own state. Then again, he’s got this in common with Barack:
Democrats in 2008 – proving to America how badly we need school choice.
UPDATE: Many thanks to Allahpundit for the site traffic, and for converting this moment to YouTube for the ages:
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Come on, Chief…
We can worry about these flubs all day.
I hope McCain doesn’t go to war with Germany by mistake.
That’s to say, we CAN’T worry about these flubs all day.
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