I guess the PR/image consultants discourage names that better describe what these organizations are really all about, since who would want to openly support an organization called "Committee for Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and White Supremacy?"

I mean, look at the minority witness list for the Sotomayor hearing: do we think that the organization Linda Chavez represents, "Center for Equal Opportunity" is really about equal opportunity?  Does "Americans United for Life" advocate for the lives of anyone but the unborn?  Does anyone think the "Independence Institute" is really about independence?

These hearings certainly have not been the GOP's shining hour; when I listen to Jeff Sessions, or John Cornyn or Tom Coburn or Lindsey Graham, I feel a sense of shame that we still have people in this country - and these in particular are in the upper echelon of the government - who cannot bring themselves to regard people who are not like them - because of gender or ethnicity or sexual orientation or class - as being their equal.  Whose comfort level is reached in keeping people from realizing their full potential, rather than helping them get there.  Who have more regard for the contents of a woman's uterus than they do for the woman herself.

Are Sessions, Hatch, and their conservative colleagues still willing to defend the Committee for Justice and argue that it is "legitimate commentary" to imply Sotomayor [and Cabranes] [are] terrorist[s]?

and guessing yes, they will. i know, i know, you're shocked of course, as are we all. NOT!

as if it matters one whit to their base. they don't give two nanny goat sh*ts what you or i think, we aren't their target audience. they know judge sotomayer will be confirmed, that was always a given, absent a dead body in the basement.

this kabuki theater is for the home folks, come the next election campaign.