tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8561400497337002920..comments2024-03-28T19:23:37.979-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Why do so many Senators persist during judicial confirmation hearings in making speeches rather than asking questions?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69849979502120790822009-07-15T19:50:58.745-05:002009-07-15T19:50:58.745-05:00Even more amazing is that the only people they imp...Even more amazing is that the only people they impress are each other and even that's questionable.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55215384529861306412009-07-15T12:23:51.948-05:002009-07-15T12:23:51.948-05:00Did they make long speeches before the hearings we...Did they make long speeches before the hearings were televised?<br /><br />In any case, I bet it starts to backfire on them.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59224733848749648142009-07-15T12:04:17.456-05:002009-07-15T12:04:17.456-05:00Just be glad Joe Biden's not on the committee ...Just be glad Joe Biden's not on the committee anymore. <br /><br />During his Q&A time, he'd make another 20 minute speechmcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21161927566636321082009-07-15T11:57:22.841-05:002009-07-15T11:57:22.841-05:00Cameras and sound bytes are the same as emergencie...Cameras and sound bytes are the same as emergencies...Never to be wasted.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094488084214911115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40097409323028317542009-07-15T11:36:12.873-05:002009-07-15T11:36:12.873-05:00Good thing these senators aren't narcissists l...Good thing these senators aren't narcissists like that dangerous lunatic Sarah Palin.John Stodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185881995621265497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36084484294243042622009-07-15T09:35:25.594-05:002009-07-15T09:35:25.594-05:00I didn't notice it, so it can't have been ...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.former law studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196697206046544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81395097353643399242009-07-15T09:04:15.943-05:002009-07-15T09:04:15.943-05:00Two words.
Huge
fracking
egos.
OK, that was thr...Two words.<br /><br />Huge<br />fracking <br />egos.<br /><br />OK, that was three.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45405799818260698342009-07-15T08:29:12.180-05:002009-07-15T08:29:12.180-05:00They are all Beauty Pageant contestants in the pol...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.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91380239293817354512009-07-15T08:21:02.849-05:002009-07-15T08:21:02.849-05:00It is kind of funny that Power Line assumes there ...It is kind of funny that Power Line assumes there is a difference between ham actors and Senators.Automatic_Wing https://www.blogger.com/profile/10174899673368042634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43071243400657586122009-07-15T08:19:19.953-05:002009-07-15T08:19:19.953-05:00Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are ne...Why do birds suddenly appear<br />Every time you are near?MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28293120962320555482009-07-15T08:09:29.323-05:002009-07-15T08:09:29.323-05:00Why do so many Senators persist during judicial co...<i>Why do so many Senators persist during judicial confirmation hearings in making speeches rather than asking questions?"</i><br /><br />Well anyone who ever had a kid remembers the days when they were little and all you heard was: <br /><br />"Mom!! Dad!! Look! Look! Watch me...you're not looking!! Watch me! Watch me! Look at meeeeeeeeee!"<br /><br />That's pretty much the same maturity level what inhabits that 'august body' known as the US Senate.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.com