> Could someone tell me the point of these hearings? Ummm... so that Congress can say we did/didn't want him if does well/poorly at his appointed task.
> Can anything change if he answers badly? Can anything change if he > says screw you all to hell? Well, I suppose there could be a filibuster of a nomination causing the Bush Administration to rethink their position and appoint someone else... > Because nothing changed with the appointment of Bolton although the US > Congress did not want him..so what's the point of all these hearings? ....Of course, it is the Bush Administation, so (as in the case of Bolton) advice and consent of Congress are just two words in a book that G-dub never read. > Are they just a farce? Moliere's "The Miser" is a farce, Congressional Hearings are simply a comedy of errors... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173994 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
