Joseph R. Biden: The Indispensable President of Our Time
When I think of Joe Biden, I reflect on his flawed humanity, a person who also has the capacity for greatness. His core values are rooted in his deep-rooted patriotism reminiscent of the “greatest generation,” those who endured the Great Depression and defeated fascism in World War II. While the current political climate is not amenable to it, Biden would like to channel the vision and policies of FDR into an era that is as perilous as what the US faced in the 1930s and 1940s. As senator, Biden chaired the judicial and foreign policy committees, and gained considerable mastery of the political and policy intricacies of these two critical areas of governance. Based on a lifetime of public service, his broad grasp of policy and governing acumen is as astute as anyone’s who has held public office at the national level in the past few decades. While adroitly serving as President Obama’s Vice President, he expanded his operational knowledge of the executive branch a great deal. As V