Perhaps inadvertently, the GOP has discovered the mechanism to prevent "Borkings" from now on. Every candidate will have his family sitting right behind him. When drunken sots like Kennedy start character assassination, the spouse or kids will start sniffling, as if they're going to break down and cry. The inquisitors will have to stop to to avoid creating another "Mrs. Alito" moment.
I really love listening the the democrats. Criticize one of them and it is a smear campaign. Do it to a Republican and it's simply telling the truth.
Karl Rove was behind this, he engineered the whole crying scene!