some things that I learned about Joe Biden that make him even more likable to me.
Family tragedy nearly derailed Biden's political career one month after he won his first Senate race in 1972. Biden's wife and college sweetheart, Neilia, was behind the wheel with their three children to get a Christmas tree when a drunken driver struck their car. Neilia and 13-month-old daughter Naomi were killed, and their two toddler boys were badly injured. Obama described a somber swearing-in for Biden that January: "There was no ceremony in the Capitol; instead, he was standing by his sons in the hospital room where they were recovering."
If the Guinness World Records were to count Amtrak frequent-traveler miles, Biden's would be in contention. Every work day, the Senator commutes by train – 90 minutes each way – from his home in Wilmington, Del., to the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
his network is estimated at 200,000... not very much for the average senator.
Family tragedy nearly derailed Biden's political career one month after he won his first Senate race in 1972.
Biden's wife and college sweetheart, Neilia, was behind the wheel with their three children to get a Christmas tree when a drunken driver struck their car. Neilia and 13-month-old daughter Naomi were killed, and their two toddler boys were badly injured. Obama described a somber swearing-in for Biden that January: "There was no ceremony in the Capitol; instead, he was standing by his sons in the hospital room where they were recovering."
If the Guinness World Records were to count Amtrak frequent-traveler miles, Biden's would be in contention.
Every work day, the Senator commutes by train – 90 minutes each way – from his home in Wilmington, Del., to the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
his network is estimated at 200,000... not very much for the average senator.