Comments on: Sneak Peek At The Sotomayor Hearings Which Begin At 10 AM ET http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/ Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:06:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MrCleaveland http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15342 MrCleaveland Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:51:46 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15342 <p>Mister Chairman, seeing as we are only about one-third of the way through these incredibly banal, tedious, and pointless opening statements, I respectfully request a brief recess before I hang myself.</p> Mister Chairman, seeing as we are only about one-third of the way through these incredibly banal, tedious, and pointless opening statements, I respectfully request a brief recess before I hang myself.

]]> By: PriscillaQOB http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15266 PriscillaQOB Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:51:10 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15266 <p>Christy, thanks so much for doing this! In a just world, Leahy and the other Democrats would have lists of the disingenuous statements made repeatedly by Hatch and Sessions over the years at other hearings and make them eat their own damn words. But Democrats are too nice to play that game. . . .</p> Christy, thanks so much for doing this! In a just world, Leahy and the other Democrats would have lists of the disingenuous statements made repeatedly by Hatch and Sessions over the years at other hearings and make them eat their own damn words. But Democrats are too nice to play that game. . . .

]]> By: Waccamaw http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15252 Waccamaw Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:39:44 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15252 <p>Christy -</p> <p>Thank you for that absolutely wonderful picture!</p> Christy -

Thank you for that absolutely wonderful picture!

]]> By: MrCleaveland http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15247 MrCleaveland Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:36:40 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15247 <p>Mister Chairman, with that I yield the balance of my time to my distinguished friend, the bilious prevaricator from my own home State of Corruption . . .</p> Mister Chairman, with that I yield the balance of my time to my distinguished friend, the bilious prevaricator from my own home State of Corruption . . .

]]> By: Rayne http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15238 Rayne Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:23:34 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15238 <p>Thanks, Christy, for covering this.</p> <p>I expect it to be nasty, although I could be pleasantly surprised. The GOP appears to have lost all ability to navigate any issue related to race (as if they ever really could). They don’t even appear to care about the optics any longer, s0 concerned with winning ugly only to get ugly instead of winning.</p> Thanks, Christy, for covering this.

I expect it to be nasty, although I could be pleasantly surprised. The GOP appears to have lost all ability to navigate any issue related to race (as if they ever really could). They don’t even appear to care about the optics any longer, s0 concerned with winning ugly only to get ugly instead of winning.

]]> By: MrCleaveland http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15235 MrCleaveland Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:21:57 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15235 <p>The chair is pleased to recognize my esteemed colleague, the honorable platitude packer from the Great State of Confusion . . .</p> The chair is pleased to recognize my esteemed colleague, the honorable platitude packer from the Great State of Confusion . . .

]]> By: Christy Hardin Smith http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15224 Christy Hardin Smith Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:16:39 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15224 <p><a href="http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/scotus-sotomayor-hearings-day-one-part-i/" rel="nofollow">Liveblog thread</a>, up and running…</p> Liveblog thread, up and running…

]]> By: foothillsmike http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15222 foothillsmike Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:12:15 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15222 <p>Let the bloviating begin.</p> Let the bloviating begin.

]]> By: Raven http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15219 Raven Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:02:14 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15219 <p>Easy now.</p> Easy now.

]]> By: oldgold http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/comment-page-1/#comment-15218 oldgold Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:42 +0000 http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/07/13/sneak-peek-at-the-sotomayor-hearings-which-begin-at-10-am-et/#comment-15218 <p>Well, hmm, I am not so sure about that.</p> Well, hmm, I am not so sure about that.

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