Obama Picks Joe Biden as Vice President

Looks like it may very well be Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate. Via ABC's Political Punch:

U.S. Secret Service on Way to Biden's House; Kaine and Bayh Told Nope on Veep

August 22, 2008 10:50 PM

The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has selected him to be his running mate.

Watcha think about that?

[update] And all hell breaks loose in the Blogosphere...

Patrick Edaburn / The Moderate Voice: VP Rumors and Rumblings (AKA Obama/Biden)

Taylor Marsh: BREAKING... CNN: Joe Biden, Obama's Wingman

Brian A. Howey / Howey Politics Indiana: Not Time for Bayh — For the third time, U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh …

PoliticalBase.com Blog: All Signs Point To Biden

Booman Tribune: If It's Biden — Jake Tapper of ABC News is reporting …

Justin Gardner / Donklephant: Secret Service Are Now Protecting Biden

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post: Veepstakes: Process of Elimination

Lambert / Corrente: It's after 5:00 EDT on a Friday — Shouldn't we know the VP choice now?

DownWithTyranny!: American Prayer — The whole world is praying— and they don't …

Pamela Leavey / The Democratic Daily: Secret Service on Their Way to Biden's House

Mark Impomeni / Political Machine: Obama Chooses Biden

Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central: ABC: Secret Service Headed To Biden's House