understand. he's a guy that is very comfortable speaking in front of large audiences and under pressure. he was a very accomplished trial attorney before he became a judge and tried billion-dollar cased in front of juries. he's used to being in the spotlight. he won't comment on particular cases while being a justice, but he will adhere to the standards set by the past five or six justices that have gone up for confirmation. >> neil: you think he can avoid the nuclear option? he has a number of democratic senators that seem to be impressed by hem that they don't have to worry about that. >> i can't make those predictions. i think it would be unfortunate if someone of his camber didn't command widespread approval now like he did when he was for the tenth circuit ten years ago. >> neil: gentlemen, thank you both. chris, thank you very much.