i said that when there were republican nominees with george bush and i belve it wth democratic nominees. it shoun t be what s your favoritevie or restaurant. they shoul talk about judial ideology and philosoy. you can t try to pin someone down on what might be an upcoming case. knowing how ty think, how they reason, what s their view of settled law, these re all very leitimate questions and the hearings would be much less if what do you specifically wat to know? the firsthing i want to ows just how she balances things. what i really like about elen kagan is she s a practical purpose. we have eight justices who wee juds above l. sometimes when you hve peoe way up there in that rare phd ivory tower, they fort the practical consequences of tei decisns o businesses, on local governments, on people. to hav someo practical business, harvard law hool whicshe ran by all reports very well, $160 million budget pretty rare phi air.