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Would want me to make sure that's in fact what his decisions reflect. and i do not find that his decisions reflect that. in fact, he did -- >> i'm sorry. i was going to ask what happens -- >> go ahead, brian. >> how do you process merrick garland in all this? certainly a qualified jurist, someone the republican leader mitch mcconnell said just flatly would not be considered. what do you do about that? >> i think that was a very dark moment in how congress approaches these vacancies. i totally disagree with mitch mcconnell, of course. in fact, some of the people who came out and testified for j...

Two, he wouldn't talk about any cases that are currently before the court. and three, he wouldn't talk about any cases that might come before the court. so i asked him what are we supposed to look to, how are we supposed to divine what his judicial philosophy would be? what would he bring to the supreme court? are we to look at his judicial record? are we to look at his writings? in looking at his judicial record i see a pattern that shows he would fall very much in line with the roberts' court and their move inextricably to protect corporate interests over individuals. >> if folks back home c...

And three, he wouldn't talk about any cases that might come before the court. so i asked him what are we supposed to look to, how are we supposed to divine what his judicial philosophy would be? what would he bring to the supreme court? are we to look at his judicial record? are we to look at his writings? in looking at his judicial record i see a pattern that shows he would fall very much in line with the roberts' court and their move inextricably to protect corporate interests over individuals. >> if folks back home could sit in that hearing room with you, what would they say? >> they would ...

Unabashedly commercial cable newscast tonight, we are happy to welcome back npr's correspondent nina totenberg. charlie sykes remains with us here in new york. nina, i know how tired you are. you were on as many hours as we were today. having said that, what one thing did you learn about this nominee that you didn't know about him or his jurisprudenccomi into today? >> even though judge gorsuch tried studiously not to commit himself to anything or stay away from any hints, i really thought by his choice of what he would answer and what he didn't answer and the way he answered things that the i...

They're watching republicans paint this as a one for one swap for scalia, and what about the government argument that no one should be seated as appointed by the administration under investigation. >> chuck schumer said the hearing should be suspended until the russian investigation. i think the russian investigation goes ahead. that's ridiculous. look judge gorsuch put in a very, very impressi ivive performance and yesterday. if what we saw is what the best the democrats have, i think they need to go back and say, do we want to fight on this mountain? are we going to go all the way? are we go...