vote. as i said at the outset, republicans looked at the qualifications of the two justices that got through in the obama administration and, while they may not have agreed with their judicial philosophy, definitely agreed that they were qualified to be confirmed and they did so. i think we ask that we be held to the same standard that the democrats used when they had nominees up. the president made very clear that the decision is something that we would rather not have to go down, but also that it ultimately is up to senator mcconnell. >> thank you, sean. just one question today. >> yeah. >> leading up to judge gorsuch's announcement last night and him coming out after, there were still rumors that judge hardiman was going to be nominated and he, in fact, drove to washington. >> no, john, he didn't. that was misreporting. my understanding is judge hardiman never left the