Rogers didn't need to upstage Astaire to make the point she could swing, soft shoe or dance cheek to cheek with the best of them. Though the leading man was a graceful and adroit dancer, everyone could see Rogers take the same difficult steps as her partner while whirling backwards in high heels. Although C-SPAN has little in common with Depression-era Hollywood romances, I've been noticing in the last few days, as each lawmaker takes his turn in the spotlight, that the woman at the witness table looks him right in the eye and matches his pirouettes, pivots and pattern steps without ever making the man look awkward.

Is it any wonder that Judge Sotomayor, who wears a walking cast while healing from a broken foot, has had the height adjusted on her medical device so she can wear a 4-inch-high pump on the uninjured foot?