Resentment, revenge, and retribution, thats not me. In my career, ive been told i was too young. By the way, they didnt let me on the senate elevators for votes sometimes. Not a joke. Ive been told i am too old. Whether young or old, ive always been known ive always known what endures. Ive known our north star. The very idea of america is that were all created equal. Deserves to be treated equally throughout our lives. Weve never fully lived up to that idea, but weve never walked away from it either. And i wont walk away from it now. Im optimistic. I really am. Im optimistic, nancy. Four more years four more years My Fellow Americans four more years the issue facing our nation isnt how old we are, its how old are our ideas . Hate, anger, revenge, retribution are the oldest of ideas. But you cant lead america with ancient ideas. Itll only take us back. You lead america, the land of possibilities, you need a vision for the future and what can and should be done. Tonight, youve heard mine
retrospect, it s how it should have been from the beginning. better late than never. mike barnicle, i was struck by how unifying this speech was. joe biden has been criticized over the past year by pundits for running as a moderate, governing the first year, talking like a progressive, being too extreme for a lot of people in the suburbs who voted for him. last night, he talked about funding the police, strengthening borders. he talked about bringing insulin prices down. he talked about making big pharma negotiate on medicare costs. he talked about making billionaires like, these are what we call in the political business 90/10 issues. he talked about freedom in ukraine. he talked about made in usa. how important it was to have it stamped in there, made in usa. he touched on a couple of issues that are 50/50 issues that might divide americans. for the most part, this reminded