Government Wasted

The Republicans (as has clearly been their penchant of late) appear to be on the cusp of blowing yet another opportunity. Yep, that's right, I'm referring to the Judge Sotomayor hearings..............................................................................Think about it, folks, you've a female Hispanic candidate who's 1) solidly qualified to serve and 2) while liberal, reasonably within the legal mainstream. It's like, sure, she's not what the Republicans themselves would prefer but, seriously, all she's really doing is replacing another liberal..........................................................................And like I've already stated, she's an Hispanic, a group that the Republicans have clearly been hemorrhaging with. Wouldn't it have made more sense to at least be civil to her (Senator Sessions has problems, folks)? Hell, it probably would have been an even better idea to support her. 1) You're probably not going to get a less liberal nominee from this President. And 2), wouldn't it clearly make more sense to save some of this powder for later?...........................................................................I don't know, folks, it just seems like the Republicans continue to be in a free-fall. Worse than that, it's coming at an extraordinarily inopportune time (for them). This, I'm saying, in that the Democrats themselves are struggling. Any gains that the Republicans could conceivably make in 2010/2012 - they may in fact be squandering that opportunity here. It's a sad, sad situation folks - not just for them, but for the country as well.