[LisaFab]

Right. But his apparent willingness to butter up the leftists is galling.

Now Pat Roberts says he has no doubt Gates will "speak truth to power!"

What in heaven's name is going on here!

[fschmieg]

They need him to get confirmed. It is all theatrics.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Now Pat Roberts says he has no doubt Gates will "speak truth to power!"

When Pat Roberts starts talking like Maureen Dowd-I shudder.
The crowd that runs DC-unfortunately, on both sides of the aisle, is a national embarrassment.
The few exceptions get kicked to the curb or are isolated and ridiculed.
Every time I see one of these hearings-I shake my head at the vacuous suits running Congress.
Are these people the best we can do ?
God help us all.