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[Via UNDERNEWS]

DANA MILBANK WASHINGTON POST - Yesterday’s opening of the John Roberts confirmation hearings was a time for historic firsts. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) made 49 first-person references in a 10-minute statement that was, ostensibly, not about himself.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) showed exceptional emotional versatility, working a crossword puzzle during the hearing and then choking back a sob while making a prosaic statement about partisanship.

Roberts delivered what may have been the shortest opening statement by a modern Supreme Court nominee — less than seven minutes, including the thank-yous and two baseball metaphors.

Continue reading A Day of Firsts, Overshadowed at the Washington Post

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