Gotta Be Joe

The announcement is due in the few days - Barack's choice for VP.

Senator Barack Obama has all but settled on his choice for a running mate and set an elaborate rollout plan for his decision, beginning with an early morning alert to supporters, perhaps as soon as Wednesday morning, aides said.

Word is that Barack is playing it safe.

Obama's deliberations remain remarkably closely held. Aides said perhaps a half-dozen advisers were involved in the final discussions in an effort to enforce a command that Obama issued to staff members: that his decision not leak out until supporters are notified.

And that it will be one of three candidates.

Obama had not notified his choice — or any of those not selected — of his decision as of late Monday, advisers said. Going into the final days, Obama was said to be focused mainly on three candidates: Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia and Senator Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware.

Kaine seems unlikely, since his lack of experience would make for an all inexperienced ticket. Evan Bayh is fine, but seems overly generic for anyone to applaud. Biden makes the most sense, because he's unconventional so that he doesn't seem to go against the brand, but he has a ton of experience and he's strong on foreign affairs, two things Barack gets a zero on.