jake? >> all right, jeff zeleny, thank you. my political panel now. david, let's start with you. you have expressed support of both hardiman and kavanaugh who you know. let's just talk about kavanaugh for a second. clerked for anthony kennedy. he was a lawyer for the ken starr investigation. sempbed in the george w. bush administrationment some of that experience according to people close to mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, seen as baggage. he argued that clinton could be impeached for lying, et cetera. is it possible that kavanaugh's experience could hurt him and the chances of his being nominated? >> i don't think the experience on the bench. i think experience, political experience. right. part of the ken starr team and impeachment, bound to raise some ha hackles amongst democratic senators. hardiman on the court, didn't participate in the impeachment. i think people on the democratic side of the aisle would poke more at that those kind of