As a conservative watching the Democratic debates, one of the most astonishing aspects of the multicandidate assault on Joe Biden was that the case against him seems to be based in large measure on his role in two generations of Democratic victories. His “crimes” consist partly in playing crucial roles in the political successes of two previous Democratic presidents — men who were personally so popular that it’s entirely likely that they would have won a theoretical third term.
In key issue after key issue, Mr. Biden isn’t running against the failures of the past. He’s running against the arrogance of the present. CONT.
David French (National Review), New York Times