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In reply to the discussion: "Joe you are my brother" [View all]calimary
(81,220 posts)27. Welcome to DU, TantaLois.
Glad you're here. Beautifully said. Feels like we're all kind of sitting together at a national wake. What do Jewish people call it? Sitting shiva? We do not mourn alone here, as you've probably noticed. A whole nation seems to be grieving. We sure are, in our own little "nation" online here. I'm so touched reading all the comments, all the expressions of grief - every one of them magnificent, stirring, consoling. Glad you're here. Here's to pondering it (and shouldering it) together.
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Every single day I have thought how well Obama chose when he took Biden for his VP
Hekate
Jun 2015
#7
I hope you're a writer. If not, what a tragedy. Excellent post. You expressed what we're feeling.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2015
#29
I know. But when is the last time we had a President and VP that truly showed us
LynneSin
Jun 2015
#18
It was the first time since becoming President that I heard his voice crack and get teary.
George II
Jun 2015
#21
You know, she, I thought today about the father Joe Biden has been to his children and then
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#47
I wish our nation could find the love and respect these two men have for each other..
mountain grammy
Jun 2015
#34