The Play's The Thing

Act I Scene 3. Enter Joseph of Biden:

While acknowledging that Roberts hit a homerun before the panel and American people on Monday, particularly when he said that his role as a justice would be to call strikes and balls, not to pitch and bat, Biden tried to tear a hole through the image:

"In Major League Baseball, they have a rule: Rule Two, which defines the strike zone. It basically says from the shoulders to the knees. And the only question about judges is: Do they have good eyesight or not? They don't get to change the strike zone. … As much as I respect your metaphor, it's not very apt because you get to determine the strike zone [on some issues]" .

Comment: If the esteemed Senator from Delaware (is that even still a state?) wants to throw the baseball metaphor around, he also must appreciate the fact that he is forever below the Mendoza Line.
And hat tip to Hugh Hewitt who caught the fact that Honest Joe's description of the strike zone is inacurate.

Act IV Scene Two (In Rehearsal)

Seen at work is Senator Chucky:

The New York Times reported Tuesday that one Democrat, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., held a mock hearing in his office on Sunday, with a Harvard law professor playing the part of Roberts.
As chairman of the committee charged with electing Democrats to the Senate in 2006, the Times reported that Schumer has used the confirmation battle to raise money for campaigns and to strengthen his standing as a party leader.

HT: Fox News