Maybe. But he did author the crime bill. And say Barack Obama was the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean. And eulogized Robert Byrd calling him “a mentor”. And said forced busing to desegregate schools would cause his children to “grow up in a racial jungle.” And come after a black man with a metal chain. And make fun of people from India. And say that poor kids were just as smart and talented as white kids. So, you may call it deflection, but it’s you doing the racist deflection.