Why did no Democrat show up today at Karen Hughes' hearing?

[quaoar]

Was it that much more important to get out of town on Friday than to question one of the architects of Bush's Iraq policy as she is to be confirmed as the State Department's top PR hack?

Geez.

[JDPriestly]

1. Because neither she nor her post are important to them.

That's my guess.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. They WHIGged out?

:shrug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Doh! That's terrible! 100 lashes with a limp wet noodle for you!!

:P

[wake.up.america]

3. Karen Hughes as top PR person. Figures

Hughes as PR person is like putting a bull elephant in charge of a china shop.

Of course, the hearing was planned for Friday, but still no excuses for not having Democrats involved.

[RoyGBiv]

4. Because ...

Can you imagine the rhetoric of Dems were to be seen consorting with a whore?

[eauclaireliberal]

5. Ever hear the phrase "third tit"?

because that is what our "elected representatives" have become.

Sorry, but its the truth.

[OneBlueSky]

8. no need to apologize . . . you're absolutely right . . .

the way I heard it, though, was "useless as tits on a bull" . . . either way, it aptly describes our "representatives," of both parties . . . with a few (VERY few!) notable exceptions . . .

[napi21]

6. Why is there a hearing on Karen?

A PR person doesn't need approval, do they?

[wisteria]

7. Senator Lugar planned it that way. He didn't want democrats

around asking questions and holding things up. Hughes was going to be confirmed anyway. It would have been a waste of time to argue against her. She actually isn't worth the time or effort it would have taken.

[MissMarple]

9. I watched the end part of her...uhh..quasi interview thing.

It was so lame, you just can't imagine. Her suit was inappropriate, she needed a mojito to match the turquoise colors. Her answers to Voinovitch were absolutely canned. Anyone who bought that schtick is a bushbot. So...do I like Karen? No. She is just too sad for words. Someone needs to lock that woman up. Please.

Willy and Chris...that could be a song. :)

[flpoljunkie]

12. Only two R's showed up--Lugar, Voinovich. Kudos to D's for boycotting!

Not one Republican showed up yesterday morning at the Waxman/Dorgan Hearing on Security Implications of Revealing Covert Agent's Identity.

You can watch it on http://www.c-span.org

[orleans]

10. it was a boycott! a "double deep secret" boycott

and that is why we didn't hear about it. everyone knows democrats don't leak double deep secret boycott information. :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :yoiks: :sarcasm:

[Disturbed]

11. Why should they bother?

Dems don't matter anymore.

[Igel]

14. Not a fight worth fighting.

One can fight just the fights one can win, or one can fight the fights one should fight.

But fighting everything that presents itself as a possible fight is a waste of time.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. I heard Carville on CNN say that Karen was a great gal. He

knew her and just couldn't imagine she would ever do anything wrong...

[AndreaCG]

17. Carville has become pussy whipped

No doubt about it. Fucking (indeed) idiot.

[Pithy Cherub]

16. Biden wimped in with a gushing letter of SUPPORT!

snip -:puke::puke::puke: still :puke:ing on edit...
Biden submitted in lieu of a personal appearance:

"I am particularly interested in and supportive of the nomination of Karen Hughes to be undersecretary of state for public diplomacy ... I believe that she is highly qualified because of her professional background, and, importantly, enjoys the full confidence of the president and the secretary of state.

She will bring new energy and creativity to our public diplomacy efforts. I commend the president for choosing her and persuading her to return to Washington, and I look forward to working with her for the next three years on this important foreign policy priority.”

http://www.billmon.org/

[Zorra]

18. They figure she may singlehandedly destroy the republican party with

her "ugly American from Texas" brand of diplomacy?