He is the first step in rebuilding this country. Change doesn't happen overnight, but atleast with this new admin we can now start pushing to get what we need.
He's been around for a long time. He's earned a great deal of respect from both Republicans and Democrats. I'm not a fan, but I've always found him to be extremely practical. He's much more practical on issues like Iraq than most of his colleagues, i.e. Bill Richardson. Biden's not a politician, he's a statesman, and those are very rare.