that old magic

I fundamentally just don't trust anyone that doesn't love Joe Biden.

Maureen Dowd has written a wonderful sketch of the Senate's swearing-in, over which Biden presides.

Fresh from his deal-making triumph with Mitch McConnell — no Tickle Monster, he — Biden presided over the Senate ceremonial swearing-in and lived up to his reputation for “bringing sexy back to the Medicare-eligible set,” as Politico once put it.

Every time Biden spied a member’s mom, he called out with utter delight, “Mom!” as though she were his own, enfolding the glowing woman in a tender embrace.

“Mom, I’ll see you in a little bit,” he flirted with the mother of Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. “I hope I’ll sneak over and see you.” To the mother of Senator Deb Fischer, a new Republican from Nebraska, he cooed, “You’ve got beautiful eyes, Mom.”

Here's the vid - favourite bit is 25 secs in.

Comments

[MarkM]

I agree about Joe Biden. Also this is a great example of what is so impressive about America. This could be quite a solemn event with a lot of mock formality but no, its informal, still very important but a whole family event. As Joe says "what a great picture".