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1. The Biden comments about Eastland & Talmadge weren't really a gaffe, but a window into a worldview. Friendship between politicians is pretty much the core of Biden's worldview. He's Pal Joey: Buddy Biden.
2. Remember this?
3. Biden's 2003 eulogy for Strom Thurmond deserves to be read carefully: it's a very clear articulation of Biden's view that politics is all about leaders of different ideologies coming together in friendship to solve problems. That's what Biden believes.
4. Biden's philosophy -- which shouldn't be dismissed lightly -- is that America is a divided country (by race, class, region etc) & politicians represent these division but when they form friendship they can find areas of commonality & solve problems.
5. Of course there are many objections that could be raised to Biden's worldview, some of which I explore here (with a shoutout to my daughter Bella's favorite show, My Little Pony). thenation.com/article/joe-bi…
