people should be encouraged by is all of the people who were on the list that president trump put out when he was still running for the presidency are incredibly established jurists very much in the mold of scalia much like nile gorsuch. word is that it has come down to 2 or 3 finalists. bret kavanaugh who sits on dc circuit, raymond kethledge on sixth circuit and amy cony barrett on the seventh court of appeals. all of them have their different qualifications and points in their order but may come down a bit to the president and which way he goes in terms of his connection with them when he met with them. paul: dan, bret kavanaugh has been on dc circuit, has the most experience, kethledge 51, amy barrett 46. all in the age that they would be in court for a long time.
dame and mother of 7 children. democratic senators questioned her last year strong catholic beliefs would impact rulings such as abortion. she will likely face questions, and republican senator susan collins of maine has voiced concerned about that issue to the white house. there s a growing sense inside the white house, though, that raymond kethledge could be the front runner, 51-year-old serves in if i have uth circuit, solid conservative record. he hasn t had blockbuster cases. he s an avid outdoorsman and supporters compare to nile gorsuch which is big selling point for the president. connell: monday night, prime
like barack obama was entitled to have a legitimately qualified nominee approved by the senate? well, of course, he is, every president would be but you just had a man on your show, mr. leo who has extraordinary position. he is involved in not only selection process but he s key to it. when the white house chose nile gorsuch they didn t call gorsuch, they called mr. leo they said would you like to call judge gorsuch and tell him the good news, that s what s going on here. federalist society is going through clearance process, make sure chris: i don t know about that fact, but let me just ask you, so what? i mean, the fact is the federalist society has vetted these people, they are all distinguished jurists, obviously conservative which you don t like but how can you say anybody on that list is out?
district, unique characteristics, that doesn t mean that they will still not say, hey, i don t want a primary that this will happen to me. that s right, paul, i do think victory is probably a little bit overstated. i think joe crowely lost touch with constituents but the liberal press is suggesting this will have big implications in the house of representatives. they re arguing that nongy pelosi who would be speaker if they won in november is old and her number 2 from maryland is a white male and this means that the house is becoming more diverse, meaning more women and more minorities and even suggesting that nang you pelosi could face a challenge say from a member of the black caucus. paul: kate, do you think this signals more polarization in the house if the democrats do take control in november which i think there s a very good chance they will. oh, absolutely, paul. i mean, some things she s proposing are things really want but some are afraid to commit to
paul: still ahead blockbuster this week to banner supreme court term, from first amendment rights, public union workers to president trump s travel ban, our panel looks back at justice nile gorsuch s first year on the court and anthony kennedy s last. healthier pet