I was wrong about Joe Biden [View all]

[Recursion]

This past week has only thrown my mistake into sharp relief.

I was never anti-Biden, but I was kind of lukewarm. I thought Joe Biden would be a faithful placeholder who could defend the gains we made under Obama and make way for the next big thing. In this, I did what Joe Biden's enemies have done their entire life, to their misfortune: I completely underestimated the man.

Joe Biden just cancelled another 9 billion dollars in student debt, kind of as an afterthought on a Wednesday. He did this in a way that is legally rock-solid and not subject to judicial review. Just like the major Pharma companies have agreed to negotiated pricing. Just like the train companies agreed to give the workers the sick leave they demanded.

We all have that picture in our head of LBJ leaning over Senator Russell, but what people forget is that Russell voted against the Civil Rights Bill LBJ was pushing him on. Leaning doesn't actually get stuff done.

Biden is a ****ing political genius, and I will fight anybody who says different.