Opinion: Joe Biden can’t possibly be this naive
Joe Biden stops to talk with voters. By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 14 at 4:23 PM Campaigning Tuesday in New Hampshire, Joe Biden offered his hope that when he’s president, we can get past the bitter divisions that have characterized our politics in recent years. And he said this:
It’s possible, of course, that Biden doesn’t actually think that Republicans will be joining him in a spirit of openness and compromise. He may know what the reality is, but also believe that it’s worthwhile to at least pretend some other future might be possible. That way, if nothing else he’ll be able to say that he gave bipartisanship a shot, and tried to be the responsible one.
McConnell later proclaimed, “One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, ‘Mr. President, you will not fill this Supreme Court vacancy. ‘“ Most importantly, from both a substantive and strategic perspective, it makes no sense for Republicans to cooperate with a Democratic president. This isn’t temperament or pettiness, it’s that the differences between the two parties are as profound as they have been during our lifetimes.
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