I used to ride Amtrak back from DC with Joe.
Nice guy, really nice guy. Would stop what he was doing to talk with you.
But....
He was dumb as a box of rocks back in the ‘90’s, and has gone WAAAYYYY down hill since.
He was installed as a senator, because the DuPont family needed a playdo puppet.
Oh Jeez! So did the kenyan.
You are dead spot on with your description.