[F.J. Mitchell]

Why can't we restrain our criticism of the Lady until she has had an opportunity to either make an ass of her critics or of her self before the Judiciary Committee?

That is the way the system is supposed to work, isn't it?

[aceintx]

Why can't we restrain our criticism of the Lady until she has had an opportunity to either make an ass of her critics or of her self before the Judiciary Committee?

That is the way the system is supposed to work, isn't it?


Because these questions that we are raising are serious questions. If we just keep our mouths shut do you really think there would be any opportunity of stopping her in committee??

As far as her making an ass of herself...it won't be her that she'll be making an ass of....have you stopped to consider the possibility that some of us care enough about this President to try and protect him from himself. If she goes before the committee and shows herself to be incompitent and unqualified...it will hurt us all far worse than my opposition!

[ellery]

Actually, our system is predicated on vigorous public and political discourse. It's part of the process for citizens to exercise our God-given rights to free speech and make known our opinions about the actions of our government. That's what we're all doing here, on both sides of this issue -- and it's not just legitimate, but absolutely necessary.