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Apparently I'm not the only one who gets ticked off when the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee refuse to have the Attorney General sworn in before a hearing. All the Democrats on the committee voted to have him sworn in and all the Republicans voted against.

Although, this has to be one of the few gems from the hearings:

I'm sorry, Mr. Attorney General. I forgot you can't answer any questions that might be relevant...

-- Sen. Patrick Leahy, Feb. 6, 2006 questioning Alberto Gonzales during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on illegal NSA wiretapping and domestic surveillance