Biden Pretends to Follow Old Rules of Politics, and the Media Join In

President Joe Biden applauds along with Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress as he arrives to address a socially distant joint session in the House chamber of the Capitol in Washington on April 28, 2021. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Getty Images

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The funniest headline of the year to date popped up in The Washington Post a few weeks ago. A joint effort by the Post’s Annie Linskey, Jeff Stein, and Ashley Parker promised readers to explain: “How Joe Biden tamed the left — at least for now.”