Second, her sharpness in response to stupid questions did show through on occasion. She was wise to hold it in check, because she was clearly annoyed at the obtuseness and rudeness of various senators, but she needs to not insult them.

What will she be like as a Supreme Court justice? We cannot know in advance, but I take heart in her answer to Senator(!yay!) Franken, who asked, why do you want to be a Supreme Court justice?

I see that the public buys it, although I see that the Republicans are having less success in cementing certainty than they used to and that is something on which Obama needs to capitalize. In the end it is a question of methods and he’s gonna have to deal with growing Progressive displeasure in his and I hope he is getting his ducks in a row to push the mandate. It’s very difficult to be patient or if that is even a virtue and not a liability at this point.

One of my neighbors was killed on her bicycle recently. It is incredible how much vitriol is spewed on-line against her and others who have the nerve to think that drivers should be courteous to bike riders.

A real hatred that totally took me by surprise.

I am still hopeful that Obama is going to appear better as we go along. I still think he is moving us forward, even though I don’t like alla his moves. The evidence route on prosecution is a good path. I think it is moving there, for example, on torture. The drumbeat is getting hard to ignore.

He is trying to move the legislation. Let’s see where healthcare goes.

Holder follows another agenda. I think we will see action.