First Impressions

" two are Washington right now senate majority leader Harry Reid going -- and IRS the whole package. But what does the senators counterpart to the Supreme Court nominate. Cinnamon on -- leader Mitch McConnell just means. Distance himself the sentence right now senator to have you. Where does it -- you know sort of that where where where things stand with terror. Until that Republicans are kind of in this Dotson don't wanna. Tick off the Latino votes you know since the worlds of her -- in this political box what's the deal."

" We're poor we're in a box at all. All we're saying as this is the judges the president pointed out was extensive experience you've been on the bench seventeen years. She's participated in 3600. Cases. And what senate Republicans are saying we're not gonna prejudged this nominating rule one way or the other. We want to go through the process this is a very important job. We went through the process with chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito just in the last few years. And -- we got a lot of cases charade a lot of meetings to hold a lot of log journal articles and other. A writings to review and I don't think getting a lot members -- and -- pre judging miss nomination one way or the other."

" So senator you're you're little one of the guys severing this process along to comments like those of of former speaker Newt Gingrich helped or hurt your cause. All of it's saying that it sees racism and reverts to a live and how do you handle that what do you do."

" Well look. -- too busy to be policing the speech of everybody in America who make comment on a very important nomination to the US Supreme Court they're going to be a lot of people don't have a lot -- about it. I'm I'm mainly word within the forty Republicans are going to actually be voting on it. And none of them prejudged this nomination as I indicated we're gonna go through the process. Learn more about her and and everybody at the appropriate time to decide whether they think she's a good idea for the Supreme Court or not."

" All right but as you know the president senator rejected that two very crucial nominees include present Supreme Court justice. From the last president President Bush so there obviously is president precedent for the loyal opposition. Should be on the loyal opposition's role. Two. Vote against. Presidents. Supreme Court pick -- especially when as we learn from the comments of President Obama that work. And retaken in today's Wall Street Journal he he likes just primary dale."

" Well about half the Democrats voted for chief Justice Roberts and a significant percentage job voted for Justice Alito as well also they were divided on the question of whether. And those two. The judges should be elevated to the Supreme Court. You know I don't know where all the Republicans are gonna come out -- notion of different people may reach different conclusions after reading the record business -- in parity and fairness to the nominee what I look at her record warrior values."

" Our love there's an idea do it in -- and I just Robertson on the site -- to paraphrase it then Senator Obama at the time they said well you agree with him that night five indicate percent of Jason that would Manilow as well. It's a 5% of the really tough judgment cases. That he thought maybe Justice Roberts could not. On the is that a fair way to judge -- supreme. Court nominee."

" Well you know the truth of the matter is every senator can decide firm. Himself or herself while they want to judges nominated some people just look at qualifications other people look at philosophy. It's not written down anywhere that there's any particular criteria how -- the 1 thing that is central. Obviously want to buy his very bright. He's got a good background I expected that the nominee shortly meets those criteria. Want him to have a good temperament. And very very importantly I think this is something we're going to delve into Atlantic. This can you put your personal. Judgments -- your personal views about issues aside. And rendered justice impartially and they're all sworn to uphold law mail. For Richard -- what that dangers of a rich person comes in the court has both the facts in the longer Sydell wanna. So. I was a little distressed by the -- they look and somebody would empathy I don't know what that means. Strikes made it what you need in a judge's somebody applying the law. To the facts and to the making I've -- judgment much like good chief Justice Roberts much like an umpire. Call balls and strikes which you don't have to make the rules. Senator. Always fun thank you very much thank you new cinema com."