Interesting snips from an LAT article:

[gateley]

Carper said he learned Tuesday in a "discussion that involved protection for Joe" that security surrounding Biden would be ratcheting up.

A Biden spokeswoman said that the senator was unaware of any extra security, and a U.S. Secret Service spokesman said Biden was not under Secret Service protection.

A person familiar with the selection process said Biden had a long private meeting with Obama within the last two weeks and had turned over financial and medical records for vetting.

Biden also has talked repeatedly with Eric Holder, who is helping run Obama's search, said the person, who asked to remain anonymous in order to speak more freely.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-biden20-2008aug20,0,6931845.story

[jillan]

1. Interesting!!

[Muttocracy]

2. remember way back at that CFR speech or somewhere

Biden said something like don't vet me, just ask me. :)

[gateley]

3. Perfect. And true. nt

[WheelWalker]

5. Oh yes. That recollection

has been front and center in my brain all this time, and coloring my each and every wild prognostication.

[Muttocracy]

6. yeah, when people were saying he didn't seem to be in the vetting process

I thought, well.....

Plus, what's to vet? He's a pretty open book!

[PatSeg]

4. Hmmmm

Very interesting.