The interesting surprise and disappointment for me is the latitude that Grassley allowed. Protesters were heard, grand standing time over runs were allowed, and this late hour circus was held. There's no doubt in my mind that dems in control would've just shut it down without facing question.

One thing that's clear is dems were unable to criticize and make a case against his judicial qualifications, not necessarily because of the judge's attributes, but because of the IQ of most of them and their base. If dems really wanted this nominee removed and believed their talking points, I'd think all they have to do is get him charged with a crime.