Joe Biden gets some nice treatment from the New York Times:

While other potential vice-presidential nominees were appearing on the Sunday talk shows, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. spent the weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia, meeting with the country's embattled president, Mikheil Saakashvili. The trip was made at the request of the Georgian leader, who is trying to rally international support after Russia invaded his country this month.

Mr. Biden's visit to Georgia (he was expected to return to Washington on Monday) highlighted his standing as an expert on foreign policy -- he is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- who is known and respected in capitals around the world. But it also emphasized his status as a Washington insider at a time when Americans say they are hungering for change.

It's stuff like this which has raised Biden's prospects recently. Come November, the economy will still likely dominate voters' concerns. But Biden's extensive foreign-policy credentials could shore up a major Obama weakness.