The part of the hearings that directly question Sotomayor is over.
I watched (substantial parts of) several supreme court justice confirmation hearings. Bork. Thomas. Souter. Roberts. Others. Sotomayor was measurable, palpably, superior to all the others in her intelligence, ability to frame answers so they could be understood, all of it.
The Republicans all looked like morons.
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So very true.
There is a substantial reason that the Republicans all looked like morons. They are morons.