Thank you, Joe Biden, for restoring my faith in our system of government. Even if for just a little while.

Wrapping yourself in red, white and blue doesn’t make you a patriot. Leading chants of U-S-A, U-S-A doesn’t make you a patriot. Repeating words like “Make America Great Again” or “America First” doesn’t make you a patriot.

You know what does make you a patriot? Loving your country enough to set aside your ego in service of the greater good. Being willing to listen to the American people who have concerns about your age, and being willing to trust that the American people will vote for your successor if given the chance.

Donald Trump is not a patriot. He is a narcissistic egomaniac who routinely places his own needs over the needs of the country. He is a conman that will use everyone and anyone to feed his ego.

Joe Biden has shown us what it means to be a true patriot, and my respect for him has grown by leaps and bounds.

Whether his replacement on the democratic ticket is Kamala Harris or someone else, let’s all unite behind them to defeat the plague of Trumpism one more time. Hopefully for good.