Back to work folks!

Both the Senate and the House will be holding hearings today.  I don't see a Live Blog up.

I'll post the links, but I gotta leave.  Use this as a Live Blog or the incentive to start your own Live Blog.  

The Senate Judiciary Committee is beginning the confirmation hearing for Michael Mukasey this morning at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

Official Hearing Notice and Witness List

Bio on Mukasey from Wiki

Link to C-Span3 and their various players

Welcome to more lies, evasions, obfuscations, incompetence, misdirection and other less than truthful utterances by The Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, Alberto Gonzales.

C-SPAN 3 video link

[Excuse me, I have to pause for some eye rolling at the current blathering currently spewing forth from Mister Gonzales.]

This is diary #5, the previous diaries are

Mothership LiveBlog
Liveblog 2   shayera
Liveblog 3    gchaucer2
Liveblog 4    Remembering Jello
Liveblog 5    Fabian  (you are here!)
Liveblog 6    MKinTN
Liveblog 7    joanneleon

Probables:

OneCrankyDom
kfred
sailmaker
TruBlueMajority - #9, number 9...number 9

This diary is for the purpose of compiling transcription comments from the Monica Goodling Live Blog diaries.  This service is for the curious, those short on time and/or on dial up connections.  I will be cut and pasting other people's comments transcribing the hearing.  If you would like to add your own comments, make sure they are substantive, objective descriptions of the proceedings.  Please use the Live Blogs for commentary, opinion and analysis.  The object is to keep this diary susbstantive, concise and most importantly quick to load.

Our current President is failing.  He is failing to provide leadership.  He is failing to inspire confidence.  He is failing to provide accountability.   Perhaps Bush would be humble enough to accept advice from a man who has served his country in combat.  

My oldest son is developmentally delayed due to cerebral palsy.  Cognitively he is fine but his speech is significantly affected.  So we are happy to hear almost anything he says and we spend a lot of time encouraging him.  Sometimes it takes the form of him insisting " 'ommy, 'ommy, juice!" and me replying by folding my arms across my chest, looking at him, waiting, and finally prompting "I...".  He kicks in "I want some juice." [pause while he looks expectantly at me] "p'eeease.".  Sometimes he talks to himself "No spitting Ryan." or his brother "No push 'briel.".  But what really caught my ear was when I heard him murmuring to himself "Be careful Ryan, be careful.".  It was a perfect echo of my words.  But do I really say it that often?  Is that what he remembers?  How am I warping his little mind?

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