text:  That's Joe Biden at that point, 68, 69 years old, somewhat coherent. Facts are wrong. Paul Ryan did a lousy job. Mitt Romney did a lousy job. But it was perceived in that debate that they were equally. That was Joe Biden. And he was the vice president of the United States without notes, without a teleprompter sitting at a desk. You might recall. Now, here is Joe Biden as the president.