Link , Link , [Biden has spent a lifetime watching Presidents, and has clear ideas on how to be one. He is no longer the gregarious, long-winded and cartoonish character he sometimes was in the Senate. His speeches are now spare and direct, his mood often grave. Biden may be boring compared to Trump -- who never really tried to be "presidential," instead using the office as a platform for his personal brand -- but that is by design. In word and action, Biden's trying to set an example of the serious steps needed to beat Covid-19 and to restore the dignity of his office.]