Old Joe Biden vs. New Joe Biden: Goodwin
By Michael Goodwin
April 24, 2021 | 9:10pm | Updated
Writer Salena Zito best described the Rorschach test that Donald Trump represented. As she put it in 2016, “The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.”
Now comes another presidential dilemma: What to make of the new and radical Joe Biden?
On the surface, it seems an odd question about a 78-year-old man who has spent nearly 50 years in Washington. But the new Biden, the President Biden, doesn’t sound and act like the former senator and vice president.
In fact, this Biden is so dramatically different that it’s not clear if we should take him either seriously or literally.
Who the hell is this guy?
The old Biden was a windbag who wouldn’t shut up, the new Biden is a silent Sam, especially when it comes to answering press questions. He ducks, dodges, hides and mumbles.
The old Biden was proud about his friendship with Southern segregationists and called Sen. Robert Byrd, a former member of the KKK, a mentor. The new Biden declares all America guilty of “systemic racism” and says it’s “a stain on the nation’s soul.”
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