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>> to be nominated to the supreme court is the honor of a lifetime. >> she is a lifetime liberal democrat and the solicitor general arguing cases before the supreme court. before that, dean of harvard law school. she worked in the clinton white house in the 1990s and complained that judicial confirmation hearings seldom reveal much of the nominees and the opening statement was boilerplate. >> i will work hard and i will do my best to consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law. >> republicans worry that beyond a total lack of experience on...

Justice stevens wrote about of understanding before disagreeing. i will make no fudges this week, other than this one. if confirmed i will remember and abide by all these lessons. i will listen hard tor every party before the court and to each of my colleagues. i will work hard. and i will do my best to consider every case impartially. modestly. with commitments to principle and in accordance -- that is what i owe to the legacy i share with so many americans my grandparents came to this country in search of a freer and better life for themselves and

Lessons. i will listen hard. to every party before the court and to each of my colleagues. i will work hard. and will do my best to consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law. >> and so here we are, caught in a bizarre contradiction. the supreme court nomination process has never been more explicitly politicized than now while the nominees have never been more emphatic that they have now views and certainly no politics. we actively mislearn just what it is the court does and why it matters. i want you to get your cell phones out. we want ...

We'll get into all of that. plus, does the u.s. actually have a plan to win the war in afghanistan? does anyone think so? a lot worry we're just sending young americans to war, but can't admit the strategy has failed. also, president obama's poll numbers are at lows for his presidency, but maybe he began to find his rhythm last week with the firing of general mcchrystal and the agreement on financial reform. are we looking at the beginning of a turnaround? and let me finish with a tribute to a senator who shared my deep american objection to the iraq war. we begin with the kagan hearings tod...

Who was he, and who will replace him? we'll get into all of that. plus, does the u.s. actually have a plan to win the war in afghanistan? does anyone think so? many worried we're sending young americans to war. also, president obama's poll numbers are at lows for his presidency, but maybe he began to find his rhythm last week with the firing of general mcchrystal and the agreement on financial reform. are we looking at the beginning of a turnaround? and let me finish with a tribute to a senator who shared my deep objection to the iraq war. we begin with the kagan hearings today. here's the n...