Esteemed justices, but here's somebody who never has been in private practice or never tried or litigated a case in court. she spent years in academia and her most recent was as the dean of harvard law. i wonder if a republican president had nominated somebody with that same resume, would you not say this person lacks experience? >> we look at what the experience was and make up our mind based on that and what her legal abilities are. right now you speak of trial and experiences and only one member of the supreme court that had pril experience and that's sonia sotomayor. a lot opposed her sayi...