I think Josh nailed it on this one... How disappointing. Who didn't show up? Let's contact them and ask why!
http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/7/22/182748/027Party of (Feeble) Opposition
By Josh Marshall | bio
From: Politics
I hate having to admit that I was naive. But perhaps I do. I get the sense that the Senate Democrats just aren't serious about this whole opposition party idea.
I was on the road most of the afternoon. And when I got back online I was greeted with a stack of emails with some surprising news.
You'll remember that Karen Hughes was on the hill today for the confirmation hearing for her new posting. And given that there's been a bit of attention (had you noticed?) to the administration's dirty hands on using phoney claims about Iraqi uranium purchases and subsequent efforts to cover it up, this was quite a good opportunity to ask Hughes some pointed questions for the record, under oath.
There's what happened in October 2002 with the 'Cincinnati speech', what happened with the January 2003 State of the Union, and of course everything tied to the eventual battle with Joe Wilson.