Biden is probably the most impressive politican in modern American history. He did not have the skills others had. He did not really have any charisma. He was a typical politican from Delaware. One of 100 in the Senate. A nobody.
So how did he get in the White House?
Basically, he was the last man standing.
I met Joe Biden when he came up to NH for the July 4th parade.
This was the year BEFORE Obama was the nominee. Hillary was the still the chosen one. The July prior to the NH Primary.
When the big candidates for POTUS show up they typically have one to two bus loads of supporters. Romney had two bus loads of blonde haired, blue eyed Mormon kids with him.
Biden showed up all by himself. No entourage. He walked in the parade and then spent at least twenty minutes talking to me and mostly my mom. She was in her 70s then. He was very personable but I really did not have that much interest in talking to him. He talked my mom’s ear off. He seemed okay, but just another politician.
He is now a shell of his former self.
I actually kind of liked Biden when he used to call into the Don Imus radio show because you never knew what he was going to say. He was a loose cannon. A big mouth that sometimes said things he was not supposed to say. Which is why Imus loved to have him on the show. They used to call him Plugs.
Biden was picked because he can be easily lead. He has no clue what day it is.