to do that i have to examine her entire record. as in previous hearings there will no doubt be some tension between what senators want to know and what general okay zban willing to tell us. ms. kagan has outlined quite clearly what she believes a supreme court nominee should be willing to talk about at a hearing like there. without this information ms. kagan has written the senate becomes incapable of properly nominate i nominating for the supreme court. the votes she would cast the perspective she would add and the direction in which she would move the institution. the bottom line in the appointments process must concern the kinds of judicial decisions that will affect the nominee s courts decisions.