One of the GOP attack lines during the campaign was that Biden was just a figurehead, and that Harris (the dangerous lefty black woman) would actually run the administration. Given Harris’ relative inexperience and lack of firm ideology, this was always implausible, and the electorate correctly refused to buy it. Instead, the power behind the throne, to the extent there is one, is . . . Elizabeth Warren!
That doesn’t bother me as much as you might think. Warren might have been the worst possible nominee in 2020 for identity and culture war reasons, and she is a bit too far to the left for my taste, but her expertise in matters of policy and personnel is undeniable. She is a consistent, reliable source of ideas at a time when they are desperately needed. She earned her influence, if not the right to make the final decisions. She is good for America exactly where she is.