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Actually, both of his sons (Beau and Hunt) were seriously injured, and spent months revovering.

Biden considered declining to take his seat in the senate. He was concerned that he would not be able to be a father and a senator, and if he had to make the choice, his family would come first. After a while, his parents and siblings talked him out of it, and they pitched in to take care of the kids while Biden commuted back and forth between Wilmington and Washington every day. To this day, Biden has never owned a home in Washington, DC.

As a young senator, Biden was "adopted" by some of the old bulls of the senate, such as Hubert Humphrey, Bill Fulbright, and, oddly enough, Strom Thurmond. They helped Biden keep his focus during the tough early times.

Biden gets a lot of grief from people on DU, but he's a man of character. Some of our Republican "family values" windbags would learn a lot from Joe Biden.