Less than four years ago, we watched Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debating each other as their respective parties’ nominees for Vice President of the United States. This week both were back in the spotlight as Biden wrestled with the decision to run for President (he said no) and Ryan with the decision to stand for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (he said yes). Along the way, both men reminded us of something we should know: what it means for a man to prioritize his family.
The nation grieved with Biden this year, even those of us who disagree with him on some important political questions, as his son Beau died from brain cancer. This is especially true given his history, a man who lost his first wife and his daughter in a horrific car accident just weeks after he was elected to the U.S. Senate. With his two sons in intensive care, Biden contemplated resigning his office. He didn’t, but he stayed by their side through their recovery, and then took the train home to Delaware every evening from Washington, to be with them as they grew up.
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