Maureen Dowd: 'I’ve spent my career studying Biden and other pols who are grasping for power, clinging to power, brandishing power and squandering power. And I can tell you this: Nobody likes to give up power.'
President Joe Biden takes a selfie after delivering remarks at LIUNA Training Center in DeForest, Wis. on Feb. 8, 2023.Everyone is frantically hunting for clues about whether Joe Biden will run again.
Nah. Guess what, political sleuths? It’s not really a Scooby-Doo mystery. No need to consult a soothsayer and tremble on the edge of your seats.He has no intention of following King Lear’s lead, “to shake all cares and business from our age / Conferring them on younger strengths, while we / Unburdened crawl toward death.”
Congress and the Supreme Court are replete with candidates for early-bird dinners. Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a huge mistake by staying on the court until the end, bequeathing us Amy Coney Barrett and a reversal of Roe. Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley, both 89, are still in the Senate. “I know I can be a good president,” he said, adding, “My family still expects me to be there one of these days.”
But just when it seemed as if Biden’s best days were behind him, Barack Obama chose him for a running mate, seeking foreign-policy experience. And in a well-meaning but clumsy move that actually turned out to be brilliant, Vice President Biden managed to bring President Obama and most of the country along to the idea of embracing same-sex marriage.
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