The “Fiscal Cliff” Deal And Joe Biden’s Future

The details of the “Fiscal Cliff” deal will be analyzed over the coming days and weeks, but one of the clear cut winners is Vice President Joe Biden.

It was Biden who was summoned by President Barack Obama to meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on details of a proposed deal, and it was Joe Biden who brought about the agreement that avoided damage to financial markets, which already are booming this morning as the author writes.

It just proved once again how important Joe Biden is to the Obama Administration. He is no lapdog who just sits in the background of events. He is in the forefront of everything that Obama has done, although not always having his advice pursued.

But when push comes to shove, Biden is crucial to Obama, and he has shown that his great legislative experience and engaging personality can have a massive effect on bringing about positive results.

Biden is a masterful legislator, and has used his friendships and ties to other senior Senators to bring about desired results, but also, his expertise on foreign policy is hard to match!

Biden, in a fashion different from Lyndon B. Johnson, is a “wheeler dealer” who knows how to get things done, a term often given to the 36th President when he was Senate Majority Leader in the 1950s, as well as when he was President and getting tremendous results on his Great Society programs.

Biden’s talent as a deal maker, who is able to work across the aisle, and has the respect of Republican leaders, even if they do not agree with him philosophically, is precisely the type of leadership that could be useful to follow President Obama in the White House.

So despite his age of 74 in 2016, it is not proper to dismiss Biden as possibly the next President of the United States, as we could do far worse!

And realize NO ONE who has ever run for the Presidency in all of our history has the record of 44 years of service in government that Biden has—36 as a Senator, one of the longest terms ever, and eight years as Vice President, in the midst of all of the issues at hand!

Joe Biden’s warm, engaging personality, which gives people confidence and a feeling of liking this “regular guy”, is also a tremendous asset, as how many others in politics can come across as he does? This man is no phony, and instead is totally real and genuine, which may be his greatest asset of all!

3 comments on “The “Fiscal Cliff” Deal And Joe Biden’s Future

  1. Ali Rahnavard January 3, 2013 12:59 pm

    Gotta love Biden

    I really like the fact that he has such extreme confidence but it doesn’t come off as if he thinks he knows it all. He is quite infectious and personally if he is still in good health and spirits in 2016 I say go for it Biden!

  2. Ronald January 3, 2013 1:32 pm

    I agree, Ali, and anyone who reads this blog knows I LOVE Joe Biden, exactly as you have described him, a truly genuine, nice guy, with tremendous background and experience! And he has no cockiness or arrogance, which is wonderful!

  3. Koo January 6, 2013 4:54 am

    Remember 2008. Biden didn’t make it out of Iowa And he was one of the boys club who with the media oprah the Kennedys and the other guy from North carolina was against Hillary. Still Hillary got more votes than obama. AND BILL CLINTON BUMPED HIM OUT OFF HIS SPOT AT THE CONVENTION.
    IN FACT THE CLINTONS ARE THE MAIN REASON OBAMA GOT REELECTED

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