The editorial "How do you salvage a spiraling political party? One statesman's thoughts." (Oct. 6)Â was another opportunity for former Sen. John C. Danforth to demonstrate his poor judgment.
Thirty-three years ago, Sen. Danforth helped shove Clarence Thomas onto the U.S. Supreme Court. In the course of this spectacle, the reputation of a young Black attorney named Anita Hill was severely damaged. Anita Hill picked herself up, brushed off the accusations of her detractors, and went on to fashion an admirable career both professionally and personally.
Thomas, meanwhile, has helped to sully the Supreme Court by accepting gifts that may qualify as bribes even as his wife engages in openly partisan political activities.
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Almost 30 years later, Sen. Danforth was an outspoken advocate for Josh Hawley to take Missouri's U.S. Senate seat from Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in 2018. Hawley won — and we all know the dishonor that MAGA follower subsequently brought to our state.
Sen. Danforth is 88 years old and still attempting to pull strings in Missouri politics. He hasn’t been “thrown overboard by MAGA,†as the editorial headline suggests. He has tripped on his own irrelevance and been pulled underwater by his poor decisions.
The question is: Why is the Post-Dispatch Editorial Board asking him what he thinks?
Barbara L. Finch
Clayton