Kevin Drum wrote Putting a Lid on the Bloviators. Darrell Issa chaired TARP hearings Wednesday and allowed no opening remarks to be read (though they could be placed into the record). Democrats were surprised and annoyed.
Drum says this and based on the few hearings I've watched I agree: "But let's face it: long rounds of opening statements are a scourge. They virtually never produce anything of note, and forcing witnesses and everyone else to sit through them is a waste of time. Overall, I expect Issa to run the oversight committee like the partisan attack dog he is, but on this particular issue I salute him."
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