He will likely be arguing in front of the new Associate Justice. It would not serve his interests to slam him. There will be plenty of that from others...
I factored that in. I was not going by what he said but his demeanor. But he is a useful and willing tool of the Democrat establishment, and obviously he has made committments to make TV appearances commenting on the nominee. In other words, he signed up for the fight, and he is picking his battles and he gave me the impression, he ain't picking this battle but the next one.