by publius
I suppose it would sink her nomination. But it would be sort of hilarious if Sotomayor came in early and placed a cardboard cutout of herself in the chair during Day One of opening statements.
I'd put the over/under on when a Senator would notice at Minute 143. And then I'd take the over.
Guess this got overshadowed by the catastrophic announcement just after it. But anyway, this time one must say it, LOL.
Posted by: Porlock Junior | July 14, 2009 at 02:14 AM
Sorry, Publius. This is giving me a wan grin, not the LOL it deserves.
Posted by: Jesurgislac | July 14, 2009 at 06:47 AM
Hilarious. She could also show up in person wearing full umpire regalia and again, it would take a couple of hours for the members of the World's Most Blowhardian Body to notice...
Posted by: jonnybutter | July 14, 2009 at 09:43 AM
jonnybutter,
That would be great!! She could bring a whisk broom and brush off the table every so often, maybe after a particularly silly question.
Posted by: Bernard Yomtov | July 14, 2009 at 12:19 PM
HA. I love the little broom-idea. Might she also answer every question (sorry, I mean 'question') with a curt, 'Ball!', 'Steeerike!', 'BALK'....?
Q: 'You might be surprised to hear this coming from a Republican Senator, but I've always admired the work of, and had great respect for, Ricardo Mantalban. Could you just respond to that, Ms Sotomayor?'
A: 'ball'
Q: 'Ms Sotomayor, your parents emigrated to America [sic] from Puerto Rico, a close neighbor of the island of Cuba. Would you agree with me that in the cause of freedom and liberty for the people of Cuba, that America can never reward the brutal and repressive tyranny of the Dictator Castro's regime by officially recognizing that tyranny?'
A: 'Wild pitch'
It would be fantastic! They really don't care what she says anyway, unless she screws up.
Posted by: jonnybutter | July 14, 2009 at 01:43 PM