Two questions, one of them Bork-related

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Question #1: If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? 

Question #2: If failed Supreme Court nominee and right-wing judicial extremist Robert Bork comes out publicly against a generally well-respected and well-qualified Supreme Court nominee like Elena Kagan, if, for that matter, he gives his opinions on anything, SCOTUS-related or not, does anyone beyond the walls of the right-wing Insanitarium actually give a shit?