Nope, Jack, I don't think so. From what I have heard, the Democrats were invited to submit any questions they wanted answered to the White House and they were assured that Estrada would reply to them. According to what I heard on a news cast, not one question was submitted.

In fact, from all the reports I have heard and read, the Democrats on the Judicial Committee were expecting him to hypothocize on possible cases that might come before him were he confirmed. He refused to do so because the situations were only hypothetical. It is my understanding that other candidates have not been subjected to that.

I think it's purely political.

DougR