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Opinions will talk about that impact. >> yeah. its palpable, it stands out. >> well, and i think its reflected in my writing as a result. >> yeah. >> now, people confuse being conscious of impact as influencing the decision you make so that you feel sorry for someone. >> empathy became a dirty word somehow in your confirmation process. >> exactly. >> president obama clearly believes that you measure up to his empathy standard. that worries me. >> call it empathy, call it prejudice or call it sym...

Overwhelmed mostly. im not sure the joy has set in quite yet but it is an extraordinary honor. >> chris: do you see a touch of state run media there? >> i kept waiting for the white house to ask her position on roe v wade. it is silly. it is something that the white house wanted to put up to make her look as president obama has set the new standard, the empathy standard. their initial rollout of elena kagan was to make her look like a real person that was the sort of catch phrase and they want h...

Overwhelmed mostly. im not sure the joy has set in quite yet but it is an extraordinary honor. >> chris: do you see a touch of state run media there? >> i kept waiting for the white house to ask her position on roe v wade. it is silly. it is something that the white house wanted to put up to make her look as president obama has set the new standard, the empathy standard. their initial rollout of elena kagan was to make her look like a real person that was the sort of catch phrase and they want h...

Overwhelmed mostly. im not sure the joy has set in quite yet but it is an extraordinary honor. >> chris: do you see a touch of state run media there? >> i kept waiting for the white house to ask her position on roe v wade. it is silly. it is something that the white house wanted to put up to make her look as president obama has set the new standard, the empathy standard. their initial rollout of elena kagan was to make her look like a real person that was the sort of catch phrase and they want h...

Theres work shes been doing on behalf of the institute. she has a lot to offer to the court and shell be a great, fair, smart, deliberative justice and i think shell make a great contribution. >> lets get one more in before we take a break. one of the big things that came up with the sotomayor nomination was what critics call the empathy standard. you are to interpret the law but also keep out for the little guy who might not be considered by the law. one key republican today said that should no...

Court opinions. >> is there any factor more important ultimately for the nominee, whoever he or she is, than age? or is the first question going to be how many of your ancestors lived to be 100 or more? >> they really want as long a run they can get out of this nominee. its very, very important. theres no way of knowing what the democratic presidencies are going to look like 20 years from now, 30 years from now. so age is very important. and again, that -- that liberal -- you know, the liberal w...

Being a supreme court nominee and being on supreme court removes you from politics and influencing policy day-to-day. they should look at someone who is more interested in that. >> what about the climate? looking eight statement from mitch mcconnell, he says its careful the president will -- the republicans will make a sustained and vigorous case for judicial restraint. orrin hatch tells the president, another leading republican from utah dont pick an activist. jeff sessions thinks last time the...

Sonia sotomayors confirmation hearing. >> i fear that this empathy standard is another step down the road to a liberal, activist, results-oriented, relativistic world where laws lose their fixed mean, unelected judges set policy, americans are seen as members of separate groups rather than as simply as americans. >> and the outrage, that particular outrage, it conflated empathy with sympathy. we can agree that judges should not rely on gut feelings or the tugging of heartstrings. thats not what ...