morning that we learned from media reports, i did, that the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator layly, announced we would begin the hearing on july 13th on judge sotomayor. i believe that's too early. i don't believe it's necessary. it is far more important that we do this matter right than we do it quick. when the announcement was made, president obama said that the time we sl look to was october 1, when the new supreme court term starts. and i think that always was an achieveable goal, and it is something i said we could achieve and do it in the right way. the question is, can we get all this consumer done in this rush-rush fashion. it will be the shortest govern -- shortest confirmation time of any nominee. days time shorter than chief justice roberts. we had a need to move that a bit, because he was confirmed, as it turned out, september 29th, a couple days before the new term gun. -- term began. and he was going to be chief justice. but the last nominee, whose record was much like this nominee, justice alito, was coming up in late -- in december, and the democratic leader that --