This 200-page book gives a concise history of Joe Biden’s (J.B) record in politics. Why read this if you plan to vote for him? You should know who you are voting for and understand why other people might not. If you know J.B’s record, maybe you won’t be so passive after he is in office. And, because of his record, don’t take for granted that this election is going to be a sure thing. In a nutshell, here is some of his record from Yesterday’s man.
The book’s chapter’s 1 – 6 go from his early family days to present day. J.B’s father, Joe Sr. (his mom’s father was s State Senator), was brought into brought in to business by his wealthy uncle, who had a patent for a coffin sealant and later won government contracts during WW II for armor plating US ships. This fortune was lost after the war – stolen money by business partners. Then the family fell on some hard times. (I guess these are the hard times J.B talks about)
The author noted that J.B had the ambition to become president since college. He went to law school because it was the best path to forge a way into politics. So, from early on, he was in drive-mode to climb to the presidency. He started off with a socially conservative platform to win a County Council seat in a mostly suburban Republican district in Delaware. Then he ran for US Senate against a long-time incumbent. During his campaign, J.B criticized millionaires and billionaire companies for not paying their share, criticized parties for being controlled by big money, promised to protect the environment and won endorsements from labor and environmental groups. Biden, 29 years old, had support of grassroots organizers and dominated his opponent in fundraising (sound familiar! He was once a Bernie Bro?). Biden won! 1973.
