Oversight Anyone?
Time was when the Senate knew it's job is to provide oversight. Not any more. In a maneuver which possibly violated the Senate Ethics Code, five Republican Senators involved themselves with coaching Samuel Alito. In any case, blurring their roles for required oversight with acting as an arm of the executive speaks volumes about what the GOP-led Senate has become.

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