I posted a couple of days ago about the clever tactics resorted to by Democrats (and RINOs) in the Senate hearings.
I was unable to see most of the hearings, but I watched with contempt as Barbara Boxer (D-CA) lectured Petraeus and Crocker, using up all her time and agreeably suggesting that she would be happy to accept their answers in writing, and Chairman Biden cheerfully accommodating her.
I’m not the only one who noticed this trend. Apparently, later in the day, Barack Obama spent his time lecturing the witnesses and then using the last minute to pose a 266 word question. Unfortunately, there was no time for the witnesses to respond, and he expressed regret. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) didn’t let the moment pass unremarked, however. Opening his remarks he observed dryly, "As you have found, our hearings are more about listening to ourselves than listening to our witnesses."
Touché.
Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit says the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible.
Politicians who resort to such clever tactics don't appear intelligent or astute, but rather shifty and craven in their attempts to frame the debate without giving their "opponents" an opportunity to rebut them. I don't believe it's lost on the American public.
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DeMint actually finished that comment by adding "and I plan on following that tradition." The remark was not a retort but rather self depracating humor when you read the last part of the comment that most bloggers have left off for the apparent reason of making it appear to be a witty quip against Obama.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-09-11-iraqscene_N.htm
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