Libertarian Librarian

Does Joe have no idea just how petty, ingnorant and pathetic he looks during the Roberts' confirmation hearings? He must not, because he just keeps going and going-- taking any presidential aspirations he might have straight down on the rocket sled to hell. His questions are poorly structured, ramble, often circle back on themselves and are usually delivered in a petulant, whiny little tone. And then, when he finally does splutter out his inane little observations and questions, he won't let Roberts' answer.

Most likely because when Biden does let Roberts answer, Roberts makes Biden look like an ingnorant lout with little or no understanding of the Constitutional structure of our country. All of which is Biden's right as a member of the Judiciary Committee, but I can't imagine it's playing very well with any but the most far-left constituencies-- most folks can spot a bully and a pretender pretty easily.

Then, of course, there's the not so small matter of Biden's complete hypocrisy. He wants specifics from Roberts about how Roberts would rule on different issues. When Roberts says it would be inappropriate to respond with specifics about issues that were likely to come before him as a Supreme Court Justice, Biden angrily claims that Roberts is being unresponsive. Yet 12 years ago, when the same Sen. Joe Biden was the chair of the Judiciary Committee, he had this to say early in Ruth Bader Ginsberg's confirmation hearings:

"[Y]ou not only have a right to choose what you will answer and not answer, but in my view you should not answer a question of what your view will be on an issue that clearly is going to come before the court in 50 different forms, probably, over the next -- over your tenure on the court." (Sen. Joe Biden, Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 7/22/93)

Joe, Joe, Joe. You are such a disingenuous putz. How is it possible that the good people of Delaware keep re-electing your hypocritical, narrow-minded, petulant little ass to such a prestigious position as U.S. Senator?

Labels: Politics