Lindsey has been a hoot to watch - he's much funnier than I realized.
I do wonder if there will be any lingering long-term effects of this confirmation circus. Obviously, I'm looking forward to the court hopefully moving a few ticks to the right, but I'll be equally interested in seeing if Senator Graham does, as well.
His comments throughout the past several days come across as a man who feels betrayed by people he genuinely thought were friends. It looks to me like he previously thought his Democratic colleagues had sincerely-held beliefs that were largely different that his own, but that they were nevertheless people of integrity at the core. Based on his comments at the hearing and during his various interviews afterwards, it doesn't sound like he still feels that way. It will be interesting to see if he still feels it is productive to "reach across the aisle", or if this SCJ confirmation process has permanently opened his eyes to the fact that all his Democrat "friends" care about is any manipulation which will increase their power.
Time will tell.
