“before we give you the keys to the car, we just want to know where you plan to take us”

Russell Feingold right now is ruling my world; in the Alito hearings, he basically just berated the president for his “unilateral”/dictatorial rule. watch it live on the internoid here
I for one am feeling extremely proud (and simultaneously terrified); some of these folks (Feinstein!) are speaking well and with dignity. This is also inspiring my roommate to sing tunes from Les Mis.
Schumer’s tie is a really nice, art deco lattice pattern.
ADDENDUM: IT’S ‘TWEEN PROCEEDINGS BANTER, and I think I just heard the NEXTEL CHIRP IN THE INTERMISSION?! WHO ON THE SENATE JUDICIARY GETS WITH BOOST MOBILE PAY-to-PLAY?! The obvious choice is Ted Kennedy, but I’m gonna go with Herb Kohl, cause his opening monologue was so impressive.