Two women stood behind the President
Happy 100 days of a Biden presidency
At Pres. Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress last night, there was a brief moment of applause as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Vice President Kamala Harris took their places behind the podium, as have generations of House Speakers and Vice Presidents have done in the past.
But the image of those two women in those seats was a little bit awe-inspiring.
“Madame Vice President — no president has ever said those words from this podium…and it’s about time,” Pres. Biden said, opening his speech.
You can read the transcript of the rest of his speech here. In short, as Van Jones said on CNN, Pres. Biden is edging into FDR territory. Thank. God. In short:
It’s a long row we are hoeing, but we’re hoeing it. Just one more thing: Is it normal to cry at a presidential speech?
I cried, too. Tears of relief and gladness.
It was a great moment indeed.
“Is it normal to cry at a presidential speech? What do you think I’ve been doing for four years?