George W. understands them, too. Lawyers are busy people, George W. knows, with plenty on their plates. So maybe they didn't have the time to dig all that deeply into some client's case, to find the holes in the prosecution's evidence, to come up with the solid alibi witness. Instead of objecting or cross-examining or doing something to try to keep their clients out of the electric chair, they're sitting there sawing wood. Hey, it happens.
People get tired.
George W. understands. Defending people accused of murder is no day at the beach, you know. Hey, George W. knows exactly where they're coming from. He used to like a little nip himself in his younger days. At least the defendant wasn't sitting there all alone.