[beyond the sea]

It started off with a bang and ended with a whimper."

Hmmmm ..... I must have missed the bang.

[TomGuy]

Right.

The complaint for day 1 was that the Dems weren't 'aggressive' enough.

So day 2 was when they were in attack mode, when Kennedy had his rant with Specter, when Mrs. Alito left the room in tears, because the Dems seemed to feel they needed to ratchet things up.

On day 3 they seemed somewhat subdued, as if they had read the overnight polls and came off looking like donkeys' posteriors and decided to tone down the personal attacks.

It just wasn't too good for the Dems, all around.

Should another SC vacancy occur, we might see more fireworks to ensure a more liberal nominee. Providence might assist a couple of the elderly ones who, so far, refuse to retire.

[LongsforReagan]

"It started off with a bang and ended with a whimper."

If there was a bang, Biden's hairplugs might have shot out.