I’m surprised with all the negative talk following his confirmation hearings and knowing just how poorly he did, Hagel didn’t ask to have his name withdrawn.That's because he realizes unless you're a conservative from Texas , a Senator will get confirmed as long as he can fog up a mirror.
Can you IMAGINE how serious a womanizer Tower had to have been to be denied that post by his colleagues? He certainly was well-informed about all matters military,and I don’t think anyone denied that. To be a standout in the Senate for womanizing almost boggles the mind.
I wonder in retrospect .. didn’t Tower serve with Bentsen who was the running mate vs. Bush 41? All Texans? Maybe a little intrastate payback from old Lloyd? Maybe Lloyd didn’t like the way 41 made fun of ole Maw Richards at the GOP convention.