solicitor general kagan but only the president and solicitor general kagan will makera. there s anticipation building. john podesta, the former white house chief the staff, the deputy to elena kagan, a lot of different people here to support her. savannah, have you seen any republican senators or conservative activists in the room? any of that quick reachout that they made or we don t know yet? just did a quick look. nobody leaped out at me so no, i don t think so. fair enough. savannah, we will check back in with you throughout the hour. thanks very much. moving on to we were talking about earlier, bob bennett acknowledged how tough the landscape looks for republicans in a tearful statement after his convention defeat. the political atmosphere, obviously, has been toxic. and it s very clear that some of the soets that i have cast have added to the toxic environment. well, as we look ahead to