Joe Biden may be too damn nice for his own good — and for the nation's. Biden's kindness and generosity of spirit, not to mention his patience, reasonableness and belief in the better angels of America's nature may lead to the downfall of democracy.
Last Thursday in Philadelphia, Biden delivered a careful, statesmanlike and truly historic speech warning the American people that the Republican Party and the "conservative" movement have been taken over by Donald Trump and his MAGA-fascist followers. For an American president to issue such a warning is virtually without precedent: Matters are that dire.
