Mr. Lott said he expected that Democrats might slow the process but, in the end, would not block any significant number of nominees.
That absurdly high number more or less guarantees a significant overlap with Oscar nominees, and this is what has happened.
Non-nominees have interactions largely only on weekdays, while nominees have significant interactions also on weekends.
Second, there should be no significant question about a nominee's ethics, particularly as they affect performance on the bench.
"Second, even though I have had areas of significant disagreement with our nominee, by any measure Hillary Clinton is wholly unacceptable – that's why I have always been #NeverHillary".
Explaining his decision in a statement posted to Facebook on Friday, Cruz said: "Even though I have had areas of significant disagreement with our nominee, by any measure Hillary Clinton is wholly unacceptable".
"I will not stop until the truth comes out," Mr. Hatch said, "and I will demand significant answers from this nominee to ensure that we not only get to the truth, but that the administration is fully cooperating with our efforts".
And because Romney's proposals really do have significant gaps, the Republican nominee was repeatedly thrown back on the promise that he "knows how to create jobs," which is more a rhetorical crutch than a compelling argument.
Donald Trump's son Eric claimed Friday that his father built the Trump Organization from "just about nothing," conveniently leaving out the fact that the GOP presidential nominee received significant investments and other support from his own father, real estate mogul Fred Trump.
In a number of cases, these nominees also have significant ethical lapses in their records.
