I have to hand it to old Arlen..he's run this hearing perfectly..and slapped down the Dems whenever needed...and stuck to his timetable..he deserves a kudo..
Another blunt instrument, God help us.
Arlen is responsible for Justice Kennedy instead of Justice Bork, but he did save the Thomas nomination. He's been solid during these hearings. The President was very shrewd to support Arlen and back him for the Chairmanship -- Arlen will now be an asset to the President instead of a liability.
Plus he surprised a lot of people about how "smart" he is, his questions showed a good intellect. Which I guess is the buzzword these days.
As far as finding another nominee as smart as Roberts, W just has to find one smarter than the Dems on the Committee, hee hee.