James Poulos is absolutely correct: the Vice-Presidency is a job best filled by the best second-rate politician available. Remember, second-rate does not mean bad.
I sort of had half a sneaky hope that Biden might actually somehow fluke his way to the nomination itself, but that’s largely because since I don’t expect to agree with any of the candidates on most of the issues** that matter most to me there’s something to be said for supporting the fella most likely to provide quality entertainment. In the Democratic race that was, by a mile, Biden.
He’s the sort of man I’ve met many a time in Irish pubs. Biden will tell you, at some length for sure, all about his plans for the future, how he’s on the cusp of greatness just waiting for that last piece to fall neatly into place. The fact that – stubbornly – it has never yet done so deters him not a bit.
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