SLOW SLOUGHING

Tried watching a bit of Robert's senate confirmation hearing. Couldn't take much of it, though. One impression I got, admittedly faint, is that maybe
Roberts deserves to be confirmed just for sitting through and faking interest in all that self-serving bullshit the senators dished up.

Roberts wasn't too impressive either. Although I didn't hear all of his remarks, I did gather that he was faking it a bit, too. His speech smacked just a little too much of prior preparation. True, it was extemporaneous, as billed, but we have to remember that an extemporaneous speech can also be carefully prepared. It just has to be delivered without written notes.

I will try again on the morrow and see if the question and answer portion has any more meat.