mr. president, we don't just want to leave this to staff. we're going to read those opinions. i have instructed my staff on opinions i want to read. i'm used to reading court opinions but not everyone has done that fairlies recently in their career and that takes a lot of time as well considering all the other work he we have to do. to do this right, to conduct a fair and thorough hearing that senator sessions talked about, and to follow the precedence and tradition that the minority leader talked about here, i think it's important for us to do it right, get it right, to take the time that requires and if that means going beyond july 13, then do that. senator specter worked in a bipartisan way with senator leahy. senator leahy can work in a bipartisan way with us to ensure there is an adequate amount of time. at the end of the day, we want a hearing that everyone can say was fair, thorough, resulted in a good decision, and hopefully, and presumably, will allow this nominee if es she's con

i think that the thinking is mr. musabi would have the greatest chance of standing up against ahmadinejad. we're talking about the fractions within the regime, the power elite. you hear the name of a former iranian president who backed -- i think what they underestimated was the way that people would react to how these elections were presented. i don't think it is necessarily the result that mr. ahmadinejad has. i think the margin is something people could not believe and the speed it was announced and the way it was officially announced and ratified by the chamber that mr. ahmadinejad is the president and congratulated him as though it was all of this that really angered people. you got to remember, they only get a small window of opportunity in this type of regime to voice your concern. they felt extremely cheated and given the frustrations that they have, that is what they underestimated, more than anything else. >> how long do you suppose iotola will listen to the people's upsetness or displeasure before he decid