I never paid much attention to Joe Biden before his nomination.  I must say, he's really grown on me.

If anyone's in the mood for some Biden speechifying ... it's a pretty decent one.  Has some great lines I never heard before, one I liked quite a bit (attributed to his father):

Don't tell me what you value.  Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.

That line led from McCain's budget to a great riff about McCain standing with special interests and wealth.  If Biden writes his own speeches, he's pretty damn good.

Oh yeah, and Biden's running mate made a speech today too :-)