Joe Biden has no shame

How brazen confidence helps Biden skirt scandal every time

Joe Biden.
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Joe Biden may have picked the wrong moment to make his third run at the presidency.

In late 2015, when the then-vice president demurred on a challenge for the Democratic nomination, the #MeToo movement was still two years away from its breakout over numerous accusations against Harvey Weinstein. Now, 18 months after that exposé, Biden's public handsiness has become a major scandal as he contemplates whether to enter the 2020 presidential sweepstakes. But this scandal won't bring Biden down. Why? Because he is utterly shameless, and America will eat it up.

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Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey has been writing about politics since 2003 in his blog, Captain's Quarters, and now writes for HotAir.com. His columns have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Post, The New York Sun, the Washington Times, and other newspapers. Morrissey has a daily Internet talk show on politics and culture at Hot Air. Since 2004, Morrissey has had a weekend talk radio show in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and often fills in as a guest on Salem Radio Network's nationally-syndicated shows. He lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and his two granddaughters. Morrissey's new book, GOING RED, will be published by Crown Forum on April 5, 2016.