Appreciation thread for Joe.

[nolabear]

Forget the effect this has on various races. I just want to show some love for a good, good man.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

1. We love you, Uncle Joe! nt

[hlthe2b]

2. I think he is a very good man...

I know he wanted the Presidency, but truly think he is better off without it.

[NuclearDem]

3. Hooray Joe!

[fadedrose]

4. Joe is lovable

I feel some relief, as well as sadness. I would not like Trump raking him over the coals.

[phleshdef]

10. Joe would be one candidate that could have effectively disarmed Donald Trump.

Biden is the anti-Trump in a lot of ways. Trump acts like a tough guy. Joe is a tough guy. Trump is an unempathetic bigot. Joe has one of the biggest hearts of any elected official. Trump has never had to suffer or struggle a day in his life. Joe Biden has been through the ringer and still came out of it smiling, even if wiping a tear from his eye while doing so. Take all that into consideration and go back to my first point about who the tough guy really is. Joe could match Trump's big mouthed, brash, take no prisoners act and throw it back at him with actual credibility and sincerity behind it.

[fadedrose]

11. All true

And Trump only attacks those who attack him. Biden wouldn't.

[Hortensis]

5. Joe is doing what is right for his country. THIS is what we need.

We are going to WIN big in 2016, and not just the presidency!

[fadedrose]

12. What else is up? nt

[Hortensis]

13. Well, for the one of the moment, Joe. Instead of dragging the

Democratic Party messages through the gutter in a slug-out with Hillary, he's going to be using his considerable talents to spread the message of what we want to achieve. Elevating and broadcasting our message while the GOP founders with an out-of-control crowd of candidates the right wing really doesn't want.

IMO, this is the best possible thing that could have happened.

[ryan_cats]

6. He is

He is a very good man and put aside naked ambition to do the right thing and history will be kind on the man.
By right thing, I don't mean not disrupting the primary but going on to live out the rest of his very public life with class.

[KaryninMiami]

7. Happy to show him some love!

This must've been a very tough decision for him. Happy he's not running but he would've been a good president. Thanks, Joe for being a mensch!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Here here...even tho I didnt always agree with his politics, Biden is a decent enough guy.

[phleshdef]

9. I wanted to give Joe a big hug after that speech... such untouchable humanity.