So farewell then, Joe Biden, signing off from politics at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Scranton Joe’s speech was nothing spectacular and the 46th president was low on energy. There were a couple of stumbles and tangles, but nothing like the big fade-on he suffered during his first and only 2024 debate with The Donald.
His speech — a testament to his half-century career as a right-wing Democrat who ended up on the centre-left by forces of events, a man who did much good and fought for unions and women’s safety, who got the US out of Afghanistan while being a shameless advocate of the Delaware insurance, credit card, and chemical industry complexes — was rapturously received.
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