TOM MAGUIRE: “It’s interesting how far off the table the war in Iraq has fallen as an issue for the Democrats – Biden voted for the fateful resolution in 2002 (isn’t this all about judgment?) and has not been much of a proponent of willy-nilly withdrawal, and yet here he is.” Much more background, plus this upside: “The inevitable gaffes from Biden should distract nicely from the inevitable gaffes from Obama.”