be an activist, somebody who could get a huge bipartisan support. that's important for the supreme court and that would help that person to go on the court with a backing that would be very substantial. >> although i certainly would hope that official frs the white house and state department would not flat out lie to me. if it were to happen, it would certainly create issues for them and with me for nbc news. moving on to the summit with the president, where do you stand now from what you've been told about the s.t.a.r.t. treaty signed in prague and whether or not you can see yourself supporting ratification. >> we haven't been able to read it yet, but look, it has to be verifiable. we have to verify it and we can't rely just on good will or good wishes. we've got to be able to protect our own population and that means we've got to have a