This is the Joe Biden that folks wanted when he first took office. And were disappointed that they didn't get him, because he was elbow deep in the mess that got left behind. It's taken him two years of pretty much straight out work to get to this point.

Joe Biden has pretty much established his sense of humor and likability early in his career. His days in Congress honed this. He can play to, and with, Congress in ways previous Presidents just were never able to, because they lacked the relationships forged over years. He hasn't had a lot of time to use this during his term, because things were SUCH a mess, and he and his staff have been working around the clock to reverse the course of the ship of state, and try to save our economy, bring back jobs, and repair international relationships that were pretty well poisoned.

Folks wanted the Joe Biden from Obama's Presidency. And had he gotten the nod, he would have delivered. Instead, we got a guy who had to muck out the Augean Stables, and didn't complain or whine about how hard it was, he just got to work. And didn't let up until things were headed in the proper direction. The media was particularly disappointed, because after four years of Trump, they'd been conditioned for sleaze, whining, and a healthy supply of quotes and statements to pore over, every single day. Instead, Joe was deep in the office, and that allowed the GOP to set the pace with statements and press releases. And they thought that he'd never come out. And now...well, they might want to remember that Joe kicked Donnie's ass, and managed to do a damn decent job IN Congress before getting in as VP.

Joe Biden has an almost endless well of compassion, and him coming up from the inner works of the White House to finally see the sun is something that the GOP might want to be careful of. They've had a few years to forget that Joe cut up Sarah Palin and others to shreds, with a smile on his face, and song in his heart, and their current crop of malcontents and verbage spewers are not on that level of trollage. At this point, you have to wonder if the GOP is advancing MTG and the other Disposables to face the Eye of Biden, to take the fire, and maybe damage the idiots before they get ideas that they have actual power.

I'm glad to see Biden coming back to the public. He's been gone too long, and we have sorely missed him. I understand that he's been busy, and I don't begrudge him for the time he's spent deep at work. But, yeah, his affability is set to be weaponized, and I'm not sure that the GOP is truly ready for that, after years of getting used to setting the tone with Donnie in office, and two years with Biden deep in the office trying to fix their bullsh*t.

LL316: Mrtraveler01: I missed the SOTU last night. Was there anything memorable that I missed? Haven't seen the news yet this morning.

An intelligent person talked about things they were qualified to talk about for a little while.

...and some yabbos hooted at him from their box seats like ill-fed howler monkeys.