the cool background of nina but i'm ready with the questions. >> i'm committed to this idea that we need to have a national bat signal, nina totenberg put up her garden backdrop, something pick has happened but i am also practically aware that she doesn't know how to take it awaiver, so i'm worried -- aware, so i'm worried she doesn't know how to take it down. >> let's get to the matter at hand. >> let's talk about how this process is going to go. we know how these things go by the book but we know how perverted the process has been in recent years by the stuff that mitch mcconnell has been willing to do, both with open seats and to fill seats. are you worried about there being shenanigans or dirty tricks that you haven't previously had to deal with in terms of filling this? >> we're used to it. they throw everything at these nominees and we must be ready to defend them and make the case for them because they themselves