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Civil, because i think the republicans have learned and the democrats have learned in a different era that if you look like a bunch of mean old white guys at the bench that it comes back to haunt you. but i do think youre going to hear tough because of context. its june, november elections, both the liberals and the conservatives on that platform, the senators, are playing to their audiences right now. so youre going to hear what they want to say but nothing thats going to come across as nasty. ...

Brir, ginsburg, kennedy all got confirmed with more than 90 votes. elena kagan is not getting more than 90 votes, but it sure seems like shell only get 50 and thats all she needs. she doesnt seem like trouble to me at this point. >> it matters this this regard. the white house is trying to sell her as somebody who knows what real people really have going on in the law, and she doesnt at all, not when youve been in government or academia her whole life. just say, she is an intellectual. we want a...

A fight that ended monday on the steps of the supreme court. this community activist won a challenge to chicagos strict handgun ban, the justices effectively striking down a law in place for nearly 30 years. >> what does this decision mean to you after this long journey that you described? >> it means i can rest a little better at night. i believe -- you know, i will believe now and i will believe resting at night that another person will have an equal chance to protect themselves in their own h...

Not with the intensity and duration from which i think real legal understanding occurs. ms. kagan has never tried a case against a jury. she argued her first appellate case nine months ago. >> the first punch was delivered. shell have a chance to answer all those questions tomorrow, but how much is actually a problem for her? >> i dont think the actual resume is a problem as far as experience is concerned. i think the largest problem, as signalled by most of the republicans, is the political ben...