he's running the traps. i hope he's actually listening, but i think he's already got his pick in mind and he's just now kind of doing the stations of the cross here. >> that may be the operative phrase, running the traps. he's going to talk to republicans about this? >> well, he may. i think at the end of the day, i'm always hoping that you get your souter. you appoint someone who you think is a conservative and you get your left wing liberal. right now you'll pick someone that will be the fourth vote, but who will be the intellectual giant that can compete with the roberts and the alitos and scalias who are real conservative intellectuals? that's the key thing. you have someone whoever you pick that can draft documents that in the future, as young political science students can read it, understand it and see which direction the country is going. >> crystal ball time. i need a yes or no from both of you. will there be a big republican fight of whoever gets thrown out there by the president?