discuss those. as dean of harvard law school, you did two things: you hired some conservatives, which is a good thing, and you opposed military recruitment, which i thought was inappropriate, but we ll have a discussion about what all that really does mean. so a good example of what you bring to this hearing, a little of this, and a little of that. now, what do we know? we know you re very smart. you have a strong academic background. you got bipartisan support. the letter from miguel estrada is a humbling letter and i m sure it will be mentioned throughout the hearings but it says a lot about him, it says a lot about you that he would write that letter, ken starr and ole sten have suggested to the committee that you re a qualified nominee. there s no doubt in my mind that you re a liberal person. that applies to most of the people on the other side. and i respect them, and i respect you. i m a conservative person. and you would expect a conservative president to nominate a conservativ