Alito Opening Hearings In Haiku

Judge Sam Alito
Lawyers seek outcomes
But a judge can't think that way
Now, facts drive results

Judge Sam Alito
Wife is a lawyer
Mother went to college, a first;
I'm a feminist

Cameras
Click! 28 for John
click, click, click, click, click, click, click
Sam's got 41

Sen. Tom Coburn
Crossword senator
Demands pro-life justices
Sooner, not later

Sen. Dick Durbin
Fox News Adds Scare Quotes
So: What do you think about
a privacy "right?"

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Religious freedom
Rather than pornography
Cherish the former.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
You're Extreme. You're mean.
And you were selected to
Placate the right wing

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
About Abortion:
You filibuster for Roe?
Wade into the muck.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein
On Rybar And Roe
So Much For You To Explain
Sigh. Filibuster.

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Before I'd Vote "Yay"
You Gotta Tell Me How You'd Deal
With The NSA

Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH)
Your Modest Approach
To Judging Seems To Bode Well
For Democracy

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Will You Show Mercy?
Antag'nize Minorities?
Justice Blind? Not Deaf!

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Presumption? Yay
Please Don't Tell 'Em How You'll Vote
Mimic John Roberts

Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)
You're Conservative
"We Can Pretend That's Not True"
But, Judge, Bro, it is.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
He's "May-sured". "Brilliant."
"Conservative but honest."
"Prove Your Critics Wrong"

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA
Miers: Grilled By The Right
Ideology: Fair Game
Alito: You're Warned

Posted at 03:03 PM

Comments

"Sen. Chuck Schumer (R-NY)" -- IN WHAT UNIVERSE!?!

Jason | 01.09.06 04:23 PM

Feingold has 18... But he's always a step ahead

neolib | 01.09.06 11:20 PM

great summary

Kelvin | 01.10.06 02:03 AM

Minor thing: it's 'yea', not 'yay'.

Nemo | 01.11.06 10:56 AM