[Miss Didi]

Thanks for the threads, Kristinn. Should be an exciting day. Yesterday a military father, whose son was recently killed in Afghanistan, told the Friends that he emailed General Petraeus in protest of the current ROE. He said that Petraeus responded 15 minutes later promising him that he would address the issue during his confirmation hearing.

Also, Sen. Hatch was on Fox this morning pretty critical of Ms. Kagan but did use the old "the President should get his judges" song and dance...so I'm sure he's voting for her.

[kristinn]

Details of the fallen soldier's parents' exchange with Gen. Petraeus here.

[moodyskeptic]

“the President should get his judges”

Wrong! Witness Borking and the shameful Clarence Thomas hearings. SCOTUS hearings are important, and bad justices should be screened out. That’s the way the system is designed.

Bush nominated Harriet Meyers, and conservatives loudly said “not good enough”. Proving that even your own party can cry foul. Crying foul is essentially what Tea Party is about.