Today, November 20, is a VERY special day in two ways!
It is the 70th birthday of our illustrious Vice President, Joe Biden, who has devoted 40 years to service for the American people, as a United States Senator for 36 years, one of the longest terms of service in Senate history, and four years as a very effective and involved Vice President of the United States, with four more years of service in that position guaranteed by the victory of the Democrats under Barack Obama two weeks ago!
Biden has been an inspiration, a man who is totally sincere and genuine, and has done so much good in his career, and is an expert on constitutional and foreign policy issues. Barack Obama relies on him tremendously, and Obama’s success is due a great deal to the contributions and loyalty of Joe Biden.
But it is also the 87th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Kennedy, who served as Attorney General under his brother, John F. Kennedy, and played such a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, and in the development of the civil rights movement. While seeking the Presidency, he was assassinated on June 6, 1968 at the age of 42, leaving a feeling all these years of unmet potential, with the likelihood that he might have become President, and prevented us from having the nightmare of Richard Nixon and Watergate.
Robert Kennedy may have died too young, but just four years later, young Joe Biden came to the Senate at the minimum age of 30, and dedicated himself to the perpetuation of the Kennedy promise and program, and has done a great job in promoting the agenda of Robert Kennedy.
So today is a day to celebrate in more than one way!