12:54 PM now and the hearing has taken a 15 minute break.
Just a few added. admittedly subjective, and personal observations:
1. Age may not have too many advanages, aside from being on the green side of the sod for an extended period [a pretty good thing, that]; but it does lend perspective, with room for recollections:
a. of the McCarthy hearings of the early 1950's; of impeachment prodeedings; of Supreme Court nominee vettings; of impeachment proceedings; of Hurricane Katrina fault-finding, and a multitude of like venues featuring chairpersons and interrogators hiding behind the gavel and the protective shields of elective office;
b. shutting up of two attorneys who finally had Chair editorializing "up to here," finally confronting the opinionated Waxman on his own verbalized improprieties;
c. dredging up and focusing upon everything from 1998 barbecues; 2000 vintage gauze pads and needles, stored for a "rainy day" for eight years;
d. a new allegation of ownership approaching the Players' Association for reasons to defer or avoid testing;
e. reaching out to a nanny, not so employed by Clemens since 2001 regarding the 1998 barbecue and the attendees that weekend;
......... at this point, I need a break myself. When I reach the point where those being grilled have more personal integrity than some of the interrogators, I've had enough.
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