Black Bart and new hired gun Jim, played by Milwaukee native Gene Wilder, scan the landscape.

Much much commentary on the Dem veep selection and it seems, given absolutely no bump in any tracking polls, the majority shares my non-plussedness with Joe Biden.

Among the best in terms of well thought out and written critiques, on this and most subjects for that matter, is the gang at www.powerlineblog.com, a morsel:

"But if we focus on matters relating to Iraq – probably the most serious issue that has faced Biden over the years – we find of pattern of incoherence and error that belies any claim to statesmanship, or even sustained seriousness."

-Paul Mirengoff

The post is entitled Talkin' Joe Biden, the Foreign Relations Committee years.  Click above and scroll down a bit TRTWT.

Even some liberals are unhappy with Biden, particularly the PUMA (party unity my ass) crowd who just cannot accept that Hilary lost, which has morphed into its own soap opera subplot at the Dem convention.

Ron Rosenbaum at Pajamas Media had this to say:
"You wonder why I seem irate about clueless Joe. Because I think it would be an electrifying, transformative thing to elect our first non white President, the final triumph of the civil rights movement. And I think bloviating Joe could easily ruin it."

and in his post called "A Huge Mistake"

"Biden’s sagacity and earnestness act would only go over in the class of dummies that is the U.S. Senate.....But a huge mistake by Obama in choosing a self-important clown for vice president, a choice that is the gift that will keep on giving to his opponent throughout the rest of the election. Biden has proven himself incapable of opening his mouth without making you cringe at his self-congratulatory pretentiousness."

Only comment to follow that would be to say it sounds like something I'd say.  In comments to one of Rosenbaum's posts I happened across this nugget, only slightly paraphrased to correct a grammatical error, from someone calling themself Herr Morganholz:

"If the government is the answer, you’re just asking stupid questions"

That is destined to be a Heartland Axiom.  Gotta love it....