The News Journal has a long piece this morning about Joe Biden as the White House’s point man on Capitol Hill. The article looks at Biden’s recent work with the new START treaty and the middle-class tax cut bill. The article also looks at Biden’s history with his ability to work with even the most despicable senators, senators like Jesse Helms. Senator Tom Carper talked about Biden and the work he did on the recent tax-cut bill:
“In a situation like that — a lot of folks were very unhappy, I was unhappy — I think you get credit for showing up. … You get credit for hearing people out. People know it’s a difficult position, and there’s a great affection for Joe in our caucus.”