Only a large plurality has to be able to buy the statement that he did not understand the question - that is enough to provide protective cover for what is a “complete dramatization, of course”.
Eric Holder may not be smart, but he is one shrewd sharecropper. Only a few miles away from the plantation house, but still on the grounds.
For the present, only.
Thank God that his position is only a temporary one. Just like Ubama. He can and will be removed from office.