General Petraeus and the Senate - Maybe a cardboard cutout would be better

As I watched the Senate Armed services committee meeting with General David Petraeus testifying to the panel, I am struck by the lack of seriousness of some of the senators especially the chairman. As he attempted to get the General to give him a soundbyte that he was looking for, it was clear he wasn't going to give up. So he proceeded to testify to a conclusion that General Petraeus did not draw.

The entire process (possibly with the exception so far of Senator McCains respectful questions and actually listening to answers) suggest that maybe the panel should get a full sized cardboard cutout of Petraeus to testify. In that way, the panel can blather on to their hearts content and the General can get back to work in Iraq.

I see no difference here between the silly MLB seroid hearings and this hearing. And the sad thing is that if these non statesmen were doing their job, they wouldn't be sleeping when others are speaking (Martinez), they would listen not go fishing for headlines (Levin) and they would ask relevant questions and not testify themselves.

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