and say whatever you want to say and then we'll take questions. this is the 87th day. that's three weeks longer than the average of the last three or four nominees to the supreme court. so don't tell me we haven't spent enough time. also, i feel very good about where this nomination is right now. i don't say that from the standpoint of counting votes. i say that from the standpoint of the qualifications of this candidate and the fact that those qualifications to be a supreme court justice based upon his 12 years on the d.c. circuit without anybody finding any fault with his qualifications to serve there. but that hasn't been talked about much. everything else. this person is very well qualified. a person that believes in the principles of due process, the