No Ordinary Joe

“I revere this office, but I love my country more.” And with that, Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address that listed his accomplishments and described the stakes of the upcoming election. It’s true that Biden did not step down without a lot of pushing, but this was still a remarkably unusual political act for a person who holds the most powerful position in the world. And the contrast he set up with his former opponent couldn’t be more striking. David Frum in The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Dramatic Contrast of Biden’s Last Act. “By demonstrating that he cared about something higher than personal ambition, the president became more credible when he accused his chief opponent of caring for nothing other than personal ambition. By surrendering the power that he’d once hoped to keep, Biden condemned by contrast the predecessor who clung to the power he’d lost. Biden’s July 24 rebuked Trump’s January 6.” As I explained earlier this week, Biden is now the Democratic Party’s Yoda. No one ever complained about Yoda’s wrinkles, age, ponderous pauses, or unusual speech patterns. At political rallies, Biden will be greeted like a heroic, conquering king … precisely because he chose not to be one.

+ With Biden’s departure comes Kamala’s ascent. And with that, as I explained yesterday, comes racism and misogyny. It’s The Racism, Stupid.