I thought this was too funny. Bloviating is a bipartisan characteristic.
http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/in...rder=1&thold=0
By The Numbers: Statistical Proof That Senators Love The Sound Of Their Voices
Posted by bulldogpundit on Wednesday, 14 September 2005 (00:53:26) EDT
Contributed by bulldogpundit
If you watched yesterday's confirmation hearings, or are even vaguely familiar with Senators of all parties you know that they are some of the most arrogant people who love the sound of their own voice and think they are oracles of some kind. So I decided to do a little experiment, and I think I've found statistical proof of that theory.
Click READ MORE to continue and get all the scientific data and numbers you'll need to prove that Senators are in love with themselves.
I got the transcript of yesterday's Roberts confirmation hearings and did a count of words spoken by each Senator and John Roberts in their 30 minute Q&A sessions. Then I figured out the actual percentage of words in each exchange used by the particular Senator and those by Judge Roberts. I'm listing them here, grouping the Senators by party in descending order of bloviation.
So here they are side by side, Senators percentage first, followed by Roberts percentage (w/ actual numbers of words used by the individual Senator and Judge Roberts during the Q & A in parentheses)
Democrats
Joe Biden 70-30% (DE) (3,633 - w/ 1,055 word opening "question-1,570)
Ted Kennedy (MA) 65-35% (3,223-1,725)
Chuck Schumer (NY) 63-37% (2,857-1,704)
Dick Durbin (IL) 60-40% (3,032- 2,065)
Pat Leahy (VT) 57-43% (2,457-1,895)
Russ Feingold (WI) 47-53% (2,170-2,505)
Diane Feinstein (CA) 42-58% (2,236-3,079)
Republicans
John Cornyn (TX) 63-37% (3,541-1,314)
Mike DeWine (OH) 63-37% (3,571-2,103)
Jeff Sessions (AL) 60-40% (3,122-2,059)
Jon Kyl (AZ) 60-40% (3,056- 2,087)
Lindey Graham (SC) 58-42% (2,290-1,687)
Arlen Specter (PA) 53-47% (2209-1,940)
Orrin Hatch (UT) 50-50% (2,418-2,467)
Chuck Grassley (IA) 45-55% (1,796-2,219)
By The Numbers: Statistical Proof That Senators Love The Sound Of Their Voices
Posted by bulldogpundit on Wednesday, 14 September 2005 (00:53:26) EDT
Contributed by bulldogpundit
If you watched yesterday's confirmation hearings, or are even vaguely familiar with Senators of all parties you know that they are some of the most arrogant people who love the sound of their own voice and think they are oracles of some kind. So I decided to do a little experiment, and I think I've found statistical proof of that theory.
Click READ MORE to continue and get all the scientific data and numbers you'll need to prove that Senators are in love with themselves.
I got the transcript of yesterday's Roberts confirmation hearings and did a count of words spoken by each Senator and John Roberts in their 30 minute Q&A sessions. Then I figured out the actual percentage of words in each exchange used by the particular Senator and those by Judge Roberts. I'm listing them here, grouping the Senators by party in descending order of bloviation.
So here they are side by side, Senators percentage first, followed by Roberts percentage (w/ actual numbers of words used by the individual Senator and Judge Roberts during the Q & A in parentheses)
Democrats
Joe Biden 70-30% (DE) (3,633 - w/ 1,055 word opening "question-1,570)
Ted Kennedy (MA) 65-35% (3,223-1,725)
Chuck Schumer (NY) 63-37% (2,857-1,704)
Dick Durbin (IL) 60-40% (3,032- 2,065)
Pat Leahy (VT) 57-43% (2,457-1,895)
Russ Feingold (WI) 47-53% (2,170-2,505)
Diane Feinstein (CA) 42-58% (2,236-3,079)
Republicans
John Cornyn (TX) 63-37% (3,541-1,314)
Mike DeWine (OH) 63-37% (3,571-2,103)
Jeff Sessions (AL) 60-40% (3,122-2,059)
Jon Kyl (AZ) 60-40% (3,056- 2,087)
Lindey Graham (SC) 58-42% (2,290-1,687)
Arlen Specter (PA) 53-47% (2209-1,940)
Orrin Hatch (UT) 50-50% (2,418-2,467)
Chuck Grassley (IA) 45-55% (1,796-2,219)