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Difficult to know if -- if miss kagan, whether you would be more like don roberts or more like ruth bader ginsburg. >> now, he was trying to make the point that we don't know where you are. but i've got to tell you, tony, the minute he said that, we've got e-mails from the democratic national committee and others saying, ah-ha, we told you, she is a mainstream candidate. she is a mainstream nominee. in fact, what the dnc said it's a ringing endorsement from the top republican of this committee of her mainstream qualifications, and a vote of confidence in her nomination. of now, i wouldn't go f...

Taxpayer money, but she didn't want the supreme court to take it on review because she thought it was an opportunity for them to make bad law on abortion. because she thought it would be bad for the left. >> there is lots of depth to this issue. there are on the of way to put abortion front and center for elena kagan. the idea would be to drive away this idea that she is a mainstream candidate. the white house political dynamic, you get miguel estrada, you get ken starr, and you get ted olson to say she is in the mainstream. she appointed conservatives to the harvard faculty. bret: the adminis...

As solicitor general, role in the clinton white house. do you see a leader on the bench or a thinker? >> chris, it is good to be with you. i think the president nominated a mainstream candidate. someone who known as being a moderate, but has the background, the experience, the legal knowledge to be a leader on the court. she knows how to build consensus which is, i think, an important responsibility on the court. >> what do you make her decision to lead as dean of harvard to boycott recruitment in the days of don't ask, don't tell? >> i think she represented them well, represented their view. ...

Choose a, quote, mainstream candidate. haley barbour says the president's pick could even energize the base. >> the pro-abortion people have used the supreme court to stoke up their supporters and the conservatives going way back to earl warren have made it a cause celeb for trying to energize their people. the good thing for republicans right now, we've got plenty of energy. the policies of this administration, of this congress, has energized our people. >> those mentioned as possible nominees including elena kagan, top courtroom lawyer, two federal appeals judges, diane wood of chicago and m...

Jews? how will president trump respond. i recently had introduce and their concerns are serious and they want to know how president trump will respond to the misuse? >> it is what i said a minute ago, he has tremendous respect of how tax dollars are spent. we need a u.n. ambassador and secretary of state and that will happen but it is being held up right now. >> is the president open to choosing a mainstream candidate? >> for what? ? i am sorry, for a supreme court nominee. >> that's been defined. he's clear about his priorities and put out a list of individuals he would consider. it is mainst...