BORING AND BORINGER

In the weeks leading up to yesterdays news that Johnny picked the other Johnny (referred to as Batman and Robin), the speculation was that Batman Kerry would never pick Robin Edwards because he wouldn’t want someone with more personality then himself on the ticket. I admit, I even bought into that.

Then yesterday I began to think about it.

Does Robin Edwards have more charisma than Batman Kerry? On the surface, it appears so. After all, during the primaries, people spoke of how personable Edwards was. He brought personality and emotion to wherever he was and bah blah blah.

But I doubt it.

Robin Edwards may have stirred the hearts of the faithful during the campaign, but he did it by never speaking to the same people twice. Robin gave the same speech day after day, campaign stop after campaign stop, never changing a word. Even a fairly fawning piece by the New York Times in February said:

“His own aides can be seen mouthing the speech along with him as he talks.”

So, considering that, I ask – could it be possible that, in fact, John Kerry has chosen a running mate even MORE boring than himself?