Glenn walked away from the hearings with everything but Thompsons shorts. Fred should have been ashamed of himself. I for one am glad to see him go.
It was not his fault. Even I (as cynical as I am) was amazed at how low Glenn (and Dash-hole pulling the strings) were willing to go. And then Glenn got a free ride on the NASA shuttle. But I am sure that was just a coincidence. I wonder how that former hero can sleep at night. He literally put his party above national security.
I lived in Ohio when Glenn was a Senator, and I was so happy when DeWine was elected. It's kind of funny, too - because DeWine had the reputation of being this real right wing bastard, but turned out to be a moderate. Maybe the reputation came from his bare knuckle style of campaigning. In his first attempt at the Senate, he ran against Glenn and alsmost got sued by Energizer Battery for a parody ad he ran against Glenn. Glenn was outraged that anyone would dare question his integrity.
And for those who complain about DeWine and Voinovich, just ask yourself if you would rather have the men they replaced - 2 of the most pro-abort senators I have ever seen.
If anyone was to blame, it was the GOP for not putting a more ruthless person in charge of the hearings.