Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Anita Hill ready to hold Biden accountable [View all]redqueen
(115,103 posts)It wasn't you sitting up on the stand being cross examined by someone whom you might have expected to handle the situation fairly - so I see no reason why you should be so emotional.
The fact is, whether or not you, I, Biden, or anyone else thinks that having expert witnesses on the stand would have helped - witnesses who were ready and willing to testify - it would have been the smart thing to do. Based on pure politics. He didn't.
Why Biden decided not to do it, and why he went further than that and joined in with the republicans in grilling her, I'll never know.
What I do know is that unless he stops saying things like 'i wish I could have done more', this issue will definitely not go away. If he owns up to what he did, it would be enough for most. It wouldn't be enough for everyone, because some people are like that, but it would be finally accepted as an ACTUAL apology, and not the ersatz apologies he's offered up to now.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided