Joe Biden steps up for Obama

Maybe it was the roasting heat, maybe it was the excitement of being back home in Illinois, or maybe it was the simple fact that it has been quite a while since Barack Obama served as anybody else's warm-up act. Either way, Obama nearly gave Joe Biden a sudden promotion in front of 35,000 newly minted Obama-Biden fans at the old Illinois Capitol building Saturday afternoon. After touting his… » Full Story on Salon.com