Physicians are interested in providing good patient care. Patients are interested in receiving the best care available. The best way to get there is for us to trust each other.

There's certainly a lot more to what the Supreme Court does than abortion rights. If we focus too much on abortion, we're missing questions about, say, executive authority over the war on terror. We're missing important questions about civil rights and equal protection. We're missing issues that could affect Americans, a larger percentage.

I think he's come through in as good shape as the Republicans could have hoped.