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In reply to the discussion: Clarence Thomas says marriage equality ruling should be overturned [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)as a hostile witness but legal counsel had advised against that believing it would not help but perhaps damage Hills case. Biden has said perhaps he should have brought her in as a hostile. He could have yelled his head off at Heflin when he called Hill delusional and a fantasist.
He could have talked about the political minefield and how it scared the Dems present so that they barely lay a glove on Thomas.
But we see today that hearing protocol does not allow a chairperson to stop the Gym Jordans and Mike Goetzs.
Honestly, there was not much at all Biden could have done and the outcome was part of the whole rigged thing.
The grace is in what Biden has never said to try to get himself off the hook. But enough. I hope he stops apologizing for the whole mess.