http://jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/bidenjews20080823/ Before he announced his VP pick, Barack Obama said he wanted someone to spar with but who would be loyal enough to create a comfortable working relationship. No one knew then that he had picked Joe Biden, but that description fit Biden's own relationship en-us rfingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-08-23T;04:00:01-05:00