Rand Paul Exposes His TIny Member

Back during the Watergate hearings in Congress, questioning was conducted by congressional staff members: experienced lawyers who knew how to draw out witnesses and conduct fruitful cross-examination.

The reason congressional hearings are such farces today is because the elected members insist on doing the questioning themselves.  Even the few who know how to question witnesses are handicapped because accommodating every egomaniac member of a committee means that each member gets about a minute and
a half to showboat for the cameras, instead of the hours of direct questioning and cross-examination by staff attorneys.

Returning the questioning to staff professionals would not only make hearings more effective and efficient, but would also save members from making asses of themselves on national TV.