FOURNIER IS AT IT AGAIN.... The latest piece from Ron Fournier, the AP's Washington bureau chief and the man responsible for directing the wire service's coverage of the presidential campaign, on Joe Biden joining the Democratic ticket, is drawing a fair amount of attention this morning.

Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running-mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, people told of the decision said.

HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE  —  Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his running mate is underwhelming for many reasons, but it affords an opportunity to review a few of the moments that might have provided all the embarrassment a normal man would have needed to escape from public life.

Pick Up  —  How Biden strengthens Obama.  —  I have long been on record in support of Hillary Clinton for v.p., but it is clear that was never in the offing.  Clinton aside, Joe Biden was the best possible pick for Senator Obama.  Here's why:  —  RELATED CONTENT  —  Slideshow: Joe Biden's Career

Looks Like The Obama Campaign Laid An Egg  —  By way of the Ace we see this image hosted at the Obama website (I am not the most computer-savvy guy going, but I am satisfied this is no spoof.)  —  Coupled as it is with the Biden announcement, I can only infer that the Obamaites think they laid an egg (no dissent here).

So Joe Biden is ‘change’?  —  Oh, my my my my... remember this was the guy who marveled about Barack Obama being “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy”?  The AP is reporting that Joe Biden is Obama's No. 2, and that the text message …

That's the Ticket!  —  Why loquacious Delaware senator Joe Biden is a terrific vice-presidential pick for Barack Obama.  —  It's a great pick!  He connects with blue-collar voters and reassures voters worried about Barack Obama's foreign policy inexperience.  —  Senator Joe Biden, Barack Obama's vice-presidential selection

Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate  —  (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama has picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, multiple Democratic sources tell CNN.  —  The longtime Democratic senator was long considered a likely choice for vice president, but the buzz surrounding …

Why 3 a.m.?  —  Less than two weeks ago, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe emailed supporters to assure them that they would be the first to know who Obama choose for his VP: … In the event, the press got wind of the announcement long before the text messages started going out.

The ticket: Obama-Biden  —  Barack Obama has ended an intense and highly secretive search for a vice-presidential nominee by settling on Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware—a choice calculated to offset some of the weaknesses in Obama's own resume and produce a ticket that marries messages of change and experience.