supreme court -- i mean, obviously the others on the supreme court and people who believe in this institution are worried about reputational damage. what do americans need to see to feel either secure or, frankly what other options do they have in this guy is quite possibly going to be on the supreme court by the end of the weekend. >> that's right. john reports s roberts is cons. i think he would welcome kavanaugh's conservative ideology. the chief justice also cares deeply about the image of the court and i think he will be troubled. one other thing we have to wonder about is there is some real possibility -- look, after the clarence thomas allegations, i'd say the subsequent reporting has largely sustained those allegations. it makes it seem quite likely indeed those allegations by anita hill were correct. if in a similar way more people