The purpose of the hearings is for us, and the press, and those few Senators who have open minds, to learn more about this nominee. There is no need for the President to learn more about the nominee, as there desparately was in the examples you cite.
Congressman Billybob
Outstanding point, Congressman Billybob. Thank you.
We still do not know about Roberts. In the final analysis, we took him on faith. So did President Bush, and all the conservative glitterati. Now many of those same glitterati have turned into a howling mob, willing to throw everything away if they can just destroy Harriet Miers.
The mob does not know either Roberts or Miers. But President Bush knows Harriet Miers. Either President Bush is worthy of trust, or he is not. I choose to trust the President.
I trust President Bush to appoint the most conservative person he can get confirmed.
Politics sucks.
Good point, Jim.