Joe Biden: The Most Influential Vice President in History? - Michael Hirsh - The Atlantic
The previous two vice presidents, Cheney and his predecessor, Al Gore, significantly changed that power dynamic. But on Biden’s watch the “OVP” — Office of the Vice President — has become something even more: almost a conjoined twin to the presidency, organically linked and indivisible from the Oval Office. Cheney succeeded for a time by creating a kind of shadow presidency, yet there’s nothing shadowy about Biden. Indeed Biden remains, in many respects, the anti-Cheney.
Leslie Knope, I feel ya girl. #lovebiden
They’ll both fuck your shit up though. Cheney in the “my dad will sue your dad” kind of way and Biden in the “I will...
Joe Biden: The Most Influential Vice President in History? - (the anti-Cheney) @VP