Liberals, Start Giving Biden Some Damn Credit

People can complain about his age, and there are probably major fights coming within the Democratic coalition over Israel-Palestine. Both of those things are legitimate issues. But I also know this to be true: There’s a general liberal diffidence toward Biden that he doesn’t deserve. On most aspects of domestic policy, on making the United States stand for the correct principles in Ukraine, and especially on class politics, he’s been absolutely right.

Conservatives, having no policy agenda, can’t be disappointed in their leaders’ lack of passing big legislation. They’re against big legislation! They mainly just want their leaders to pick fights with, and flick rhetorical acid at, the perceived destroyers of America.

Liberals, in contrast, have an abundant policy agenda, so they live in a constant state of disappointment. That’s fine; it’s who we are. But we have to recognize this reality and not allow it to curdle into indifference, especially next year, when liberal indifference will mean the end of American democracy.