Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Originally posted by JaTo:
[snip] but Lieberman damn-sure should have done more than a 40-minute confirmation hearing on Brown, which is the equivalent of a "rubber-stamp" pass through the system...


This is why I get frustrated when the Republicans go in a tizzy over the Dems. being difficult during confirmation hearings. It isn't impossible for your own guy to nominate a goober that will make your whole party look bad (reference Mr. Brown); detailed hearings with vigorous questioning from both sides of the aisle are a critical part of the checks and balances IMO.



Exactly; there will be Senators on both sides of the aisle that will grand-stand and play partisan politics with their questions, but there's many more that are actually looking and searching with quality questions.

Confirmation hearings should be difficult in terms of flushing out the qualitifications of the person in question. Now with Miers gone (THANK GOD!), we can get back to having some serious discussions on a proven track-record, not some goat-rodeo hearing on an appointed crony.

Bush really f**ked up with Miers in that he managed to alienate just about everybody with that choice...

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