Anticipating Biden

We are told that Biden is Obama's lieutenant in charge of rallying blue-collar working class Americans to the Democratic nominee's cause.

Relatedly, Biden himself told us the day Obama introduced him as the Veep nominee, with his entrance music (a lot of times the line between politics and professional wrestling is pretty damned thin, no?), that he is a Springsteen fan.

So in anticipation of the task Biden faces tonight, Harrogate offers a great performance of one of Springsteen's most underrated working-class anthems. And, it's done the way Oxymoron likes it: just a man and his guitar.

No, the name of the song isn't "Scranton." It is "Youngstown,"* as in Youngstown, Ohio. But the political resonances are the same, as ye shall see.

Maybe this very morning Biden is relaxing with a cup of "Joe," contemplating the work ahead of him, and looking for a bit of intellectual stimulation at The Rhetorical Situation. Joe, this one's for you.



*From one of his quietest, most haunting albums, The Ghost of Tom Joad