And *THIS* is why Joe Biden should have run for President in 2016....

[LisaM]

19. You're saying there's NOT innate goodness in most of the Dem candidates?

I find that troubling.

I met Hillary Clinton yesterday for about two seconds at a book signing. I was with a disabled person, so was very lucky (thanks, Tom Harken) to be at the front of the line with a number of people with canes, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, etc. Even though we weren't supposed to take up much of her time, she was breaking the rule by chatting with every single person in line, generally asking them about their disabilities and the support groups that they worked with, which she seemed really intimately familiar with. My friend had traumatic brain injury from an accident, and she told Hillary one thing that kept her going was seeing how Hillary kept dusting herself off and continuing the fight.

(I didn't take up any of HRC's time because I was overcome with emotion and started choking up and Hillary squeezed my hand and thanked me for coming).

I know that Joe Biden is a very compassionate man, but I really, really fail to understand how Hillary's empathy is not played up by the press. There are countless stories of little things she's done for people who need help, but somehow Joe Biden gets giant props for consoling Megan McCain and now it means he would have won if we hadn't nominated cold-hearted Hillary?