General Discussion

But earlier in his career, particularly in the 1990s, his centrism helped push the party to the right. He evolved as a Democrat over time, becoming ever-more liberal by the time of his presidency. But he's quoted in the 1970s as saying he was a conservative on abortion and the draft, and he opposed bussing for states outside the former Confederacy. In the 1990s he backed the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act, largely considered to be responsible for the mass incarceration clusterf*ck, and he voted against gays in the military. In the early 2000s he backed the war in Afghanistan and bankruptcy legislation that was proposed by credit card companies.

Our leaders are not gods, they are not infallible. They are human and make mistakes. With luck, they learn from their mistakes and our leadership becomes stronger and more progressive. That's the case with Biden.