I shared my (platonic) love for Tim Kaine in Tim Don't Ever Change. Tim shows up not only when it’s hard, but also when it’s insufferably boring or completely annoying. He brings the food, remembers the leaflets, and knows how to use the jumper cables.
Guilt doesn’t motivate him; instead enthusiasm runs his motor. Unfortunately, this enthusiasm embarrasses most Americans who typically reserve these feelings for large events (go SF Giants). We especially seem perturbed when men express their feelings. Even in the 21st century boys, especially those who support girls or girlish things, pay a price (gender stereotyping harms children).
Not only does Tim work, he listens, asks questions in return, and goes forward. This ability shines when he meets with journalists one on one. See Convention Interview with Julie Carey Or when he’s gathering information and presenting arguments as a successful trial lawyer.
Still listening to Tim and watching him bubble over, I sometimes sense a fellow-traveler. At 50,
doctors confirmed I had full blown Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Suddenly a life filled with mad but uncompleted passions, intense conversations with strangers, and broken relationships made sense. I doubt Tim plays for this particular team, because he would own it. But boy does he have its fidgets and the intuitiveness.
Forcing anyone with ADHD, even on its most outer edge, to conform to anything is a fruitless endeavor. Tonight constant motion with no structure drove him crazy and it showed. Going forward Hillary must let Tim be Tim, rather than forcing him to imitate Biden’s street fighting style
In turn Tim must shake off the too hip to be in the same room critics (looking at you Markos) like he cast aside fears when he took a death penalty case just out of law school. Tim’s job is to help Hillary govern, which he acknowledged will be measured by the people they help.