Polonius lives. Blowing through Belfast, Joe Biden delivered a discursive, nostalgic speech. Like Shakespeare’s courtier, the US President comes across as a benevolent old boy, stiff-necked, no longer the sharpest blade. He peers into space like a motorist driving through freeway fog.
The autocue discipline is variable and you can hear his plumbing – the slap and slosh of saliva around the gums and esophagus. It repeats itself, but why not? If something is worth saying once, you might as well give it a thumbs up.
Air Force One landed at Aldergrove Airport in bad weather on Tuesday evening. The 80-year-old president has stumbled a few times on airplane steps and exited via the cargo hold, closer
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