it happened to robert bjork in 1987 and the threat to harriet meyers in 2005 made president george w.thdraw her name for consideration. so political philosophy, age,ty versity of the court or other factors like that, but on your s to be can they be confirmed. and you can get that, but it is a mystery. you can never know if they'll be confirmed unless and until you try to confirm them. so as this president looks at the supreme court, looks at the justices and their ages, 77, 76, 74, the president has to be looking at the court, thinking man, if only i could grab someone that's qualified who could do the job, judicial philosophy i agree with, young, take somebody like that, test fire them in the senate. only if there was some way to know in advance if i picked this kid for the supreme court, the senate would confirm. only if there was a way to test that. there is a way. say hello to this guy. a name that will get easier to pronounce when it ends up in the news more. he is a deputy solicitor general confirmed by the senate unanimously for a judgeship. got confirmed for d.c. circuit court