a record, especially her lack of a judicial record, and the fact that she doesn't have much of a record as a practicing lawyer, either, gives us no way of answering that question at this particular point with any degree of comfort. >> elena kagan on capitol hill. the man who nominated her, hanging out with afghan president hamid karzai yesterday. the two were downplaying recent tensions and pledging a long-term commitment to afghan peace. during a joint news conference yesterday, president obama said the war in afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. but he says his plan to begin the withdrawal of u.s. forces next year remains on track. both leaders reaffirmed their sometimes shaky relationship, dismissing public reports of hostility between them. >> with respect to perceived tentions between the u.s. government and afghan government, let me begin by saying a lot of them were simply overstated. there are going to be setbacks. there are going to be times when our governments disagree on a