Anyone who has been in Washington for more than a decade knows that there is nothing more useless than the first day of a Supreme Court nomination hearing.

Usually, it consists of self-important speeches from senators that seem to stretch on to the crack of doom. If there’s anyone on the committee running for president — Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., we’re looking at you — he or she tends to be windier and say even more ridiculous things than the others.