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"Why do so many Senators persist during judicial confirmation hearings in making speeches rather than asking questions?"

Asks Power Line.

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Why does the rain fall from up above?

১১টি মন্তব্য:

Hoosier Daddy বলেছেন...

Why do so many Senators persist during judicial confirmation hearings in making speeches rather than asking questions?"

Well anyone who ever had a kid remembers the days when they were little and all you heard was:

"Mom!! Dad!! Look! Look! Watch me...you're not looking!! Watch me! Watch me! Look at meeeeeeeeee!"

That's pretty much the same maturity level what inhabits that 'august body' known as the US Senate.

MadisonMan বলেছেন...

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?

Automatic_Wing বলেছেন...

It is kind of funny that Power Line assumes there is a difference between ham actors and Senators.

traditionalguy বলেছেন...

They are all Beauty Pageant contestants in the political soap opera business. They need to talk on camera to do their jobs. Remember that we have the worst system of government, except for all the others.

TMink বলেছেন...

Two words.

Huge
fracking
egos.

OK, that was three.

Trey

former law student বলেছেন...

I didn't notice it, so it can't have been that intrusive. The blog post mentioned only Graham's steady stream of questions interspersed with a few isolated statements.

John Stodder বলেছেন...

Good thing these senators aren't narcissists like that dangerous lunatic Sarah Palin.

Penny বলেছেন...

Cameras and sound bytes are the same as emergencies...Never to be wasted.

mccullough বলেছেন...

Just be glad Joe Biden's not on the committee anymore.

During his Q&A time, he'd make another 20 minute speech

Synova বলেছেন...

Did they make long speeches before the hearings were televised?

In any case, I bet it starts to backfire on them.

Joe বলেছেন...

Even more amazing is that the only people they impress are each other and even that's questionable.