the roberts hearing so far...

Senate Judiciary Committees opening statements thus far, in summary:

Leahy: I know this might be an exercise in futility, but I actually want to talk about things like protecting the rights of people who aren't white male landowners. Turns out someone made a big mistake and let them vote.

Hatch: Remember back in the days when a guy could get appointed to the Supreme Court without any questioning just based on the fact that he was a white male landowner? Those were the days. Also, I used the word "politicized."

Kennedy: I'm making many good points, but all anyone will remember is that I pronounced the word gender "gen-dah."

Kyl: Remember back in the days when a guy could get appointed to the Supreme Court without any questioning just based on the fact that he was a white male landowner? Those were the days. Also, I've just found out there is this thing called the "internet," and apparently it makes it even more annoying for white male landowners to get appointed without questioning these days. I've never seen this "internet" before, but it sounds like anyone who uses it probably deserves to be put on an FBI watch list.