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By Irishlaw Posted in Judiciary Committee — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Quin poses the question: why not have the filibustered nominees go through more hearings, to stand up for themselves again in a public setting?

Viewers root for the underdog, root for the guy being mistreated by the big powerful senators. And these people are good lawyers, for goodness sakes — they are SUPPOSED to have a history as effective advocates. Why can’t they be allowed to be their own advocates, as a way, once and for all, to make the Dems crumble?

I see quin's point. In response to hostile questioning, Judge Pryor's forthrightness and dedication to his principles showed him to be a truly admirable man, for those of us who had not been acquainted with him (publically or personally) before. But the Dems are going to spread their misrepresentations and insinuations (such as, something was wrong with not releasing confidential SG memos from Estrada, or with Pryor staying away from Disney World on its LGBT day) regardless of whether we have new hearings -- and as quin said, the media tends to favor their side. So I'm not sure we could win with the media either way. In the meantime, even nominees who would be adept at defending themselves to the Committee can't look forward to spending more time there. They've already been waiting for years and have gone through the process, which isn't easy on them or their families. While they could handle it, why should they have to?