The case for the prosecution was weak but it was complicated by a completely incompetent defense attorney who needlessly antagonized witness who were actually agreeing with his client (he antagonized members of the jury in the process).
"The fact that they're not prepared to send a witness either means they are totally incompetent and they don't have anything to tell us -- which would constitute incompetence -- or they're refusing to allow us to fulfill our constitutional responsibility, " said Biden, who supported the resolution that gave Bush the authority to go to war.