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In the meantime, we asked them to pick a senator to watch during the question-and-answer portion of the hearing and to say why:
Jesse J. Holland, Supreme Court reporter: "Al Franken has gotta show some gravitas during the hearing or he's going to be considered a joke for his whole time here. Strom Thurmond's reputation went downhill after his halting, stilted questioning during the Clarence Thomas hearings."
Laurie Kellman, Congress reporter: "SPECTER! The guy is tough, fair and independent, and I suspect there will be at least one moment when the Republicans miss him being their lead guy."
Larry Margasak, Congress reporter: "Specter, because he's so unpredictable -- and that would be so no matter which party he belonged to."
