Can we start a new position of Emperor of the Supreme Court ?

Liberal or conservative, there's no way to deny the impressive show that Roberts put on yesterday. I watched a great deal of the testimony and was blown away at his powers of recollection, deduction, and articulation. He's definitely down with all the cool shit that ends with "-tion". To bad he isn't up for elecTION.

Meanwhile the committee Senator are doing their best to undermine the credibility of the democratic process. Shumer alone had 49 first person references in his opening session of 'questioning'. This article does a pretty funny job of assessing day 1.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/12/AR2005091200916_pf.html

I understand there needs to be a process of evaluation in place. I also understand the seriousness of the appointment and it is necessary to have a rigorous evaluation. Unfortunately, the committee ( on both sides of the aisle) is stocked with people so entrenched in their Senate seats that their constituency wouldn't vote them out of office even if they got caught fucking an underage, Islamic, dead dog. This pretty much assures a circus regardless of the nominee and who nominates him.

And what's worse, it seems the more qualified the candidate ( as in this case) then the bigger the circus. These guys know that Roberts is the right guy for the job, so the entire process has become a sideshow for self promotion, fund raising, politicking, and political leveraging. Biden, Shumer and Feinstein were especially embarrassing, but should there be a democratically appointed nominee I we could expect the same idiocy out of the republicans.

As embarrassing as the contrast in intellect, experience, composure, between the nominee and committee is, we should all be grateful that the panel isn't being conducted by the House. Those nimwits would accuse Jesus of hoarding nails and boards at the expense of Kartina victims if it meant one additional vote.

Anyway, on anther subject....here are some thoughts on fast food coffee.....
in order
1. McDonalds - great stuff. Had been billed as Arabic coffee but they pulled that off the cup once the war started which is pretty funny I suppose. Anyway it's strong, full of flavor, no bitter taste. This isn't just a utilitarian cup of joe...it's good enough to drink for pleasure.
2. Wawa - I've had it, and wasn't overly impressed but not necessarily disappointed either. Passable in a pinch. Best among convenience stores.
3. Sheetz - Too watered down. OK flavor, but basically it's the Coors Light of coffee.
4. Turkey Hill - Should coffee leave a tacky, gummy taste in your mouth ? Thumbs down, sorry.

I welcome any other reviews or suggestions.