"As I said, his commerce clause jurisprudence is mainstream, and therefore questionable. If he gets along with Schumer, then he is not a conservative. GOT IT?"
Ah, I get it. You make more of the ritual of the Senate Confirmation Hearings than you do of the man's ACTUAL opinions on almost the exact same issue. And you're also of the school that if Schumer says something nice about someone they're automatically to be tossed overboard. I assume you said the same thing when ever a lib said anything nice about Reagan, i.e. Tip O'Neill and many others I could name.
UNDERSTAND! Hey, I can capitalize, too!
So the guy says one thing to the committee and writes his opinions another way, is that what you mean?