that? or are we going to continue to move forward and recognize that women are people too and are entitled to respect, and should not be assaulted at any point? and, you know, obviously it's a matter of hearing all the facts from everybody. and i'm looking forward to the hearings. and i keep an open mind as my mentor the late senator paul simon would say, the question is whether the nominee has a good head and a good heart. there's no question, but that that nominee has a good head in terms of his legal baacumen. can misconduct, even that far back, be just kind of overlooked, boys will be boys, or is this a matter of recognizing we want the best that we can find in america for the highest court in the land? >> it's interesting. what i hear from you in sort of making this decision is that what vote vated you in terms of primarying dixon and the vote for thomas, wasn't the treatment