her confirmation hearings this for. she ll have to member over ranking member of the judiciary committee, patrick leahy and jeff sessions who pledged yesterday to give her a tough grilling. it is a confirmation. it s not a corrofashination. has had experience, difficult political views in her life. it s going to be critical for whoever puts on the robe of the supreme court justice that they be committed to following the law, even if they don t like it, even if they don t they wish it had been different. according to a new gallup po poll, 40% rate kagan as an excellent or good joyce with just 14% saying it was poor. those ratings are similar to those for justice samuel alito and failed phenomenal fee as