(Photo is by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images in The Washington Post.)

On Thursday, President Obama gave Vice-President Joe Biden a huge surprise. Biden went to the White House believing he was to attend a function honoring his service as vice-president. He was honored -- with the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that is bestowed by the United States of America.

I think it was an honor that was well-deserved. Biden has a long and distinguished history of service to this country.