That's not the impression that I had on Brit Hume's show tonight.
Could you be more specific?
On the show that aired before the press conference, Kristol generally approved of him. However, Barnes said he would have preferred someone stronger (I forget his actual wording). Mort's response to Barnes' mild displeasure w/this nominee was to say that Fred wanted a judge who was a 'conservative activist'. Barnes, of course, said that wasn't true.