RUSH TRANSCRIPT Obama Your ░░░░░░░░ doesn t stop until ░░░░░░░░ are voted out or ░░░░░░░░ your term expires I ░░░░░░░░ to do my job ░░░░░░░░ now and January 20 ░░░░░░░░ I expect them to ░░░░░░░░ their job as well ░░░░░░░░ right Let s see ░░░░░░░░ we got Jeff mason ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Mr President ░░░░░░░░ up on that should ░░░░░░░░ interpret your comments just ░░░░░░░░ that you are likely ░░░░░░░░ choose a moderate nominee ░░░░░░░░ No I don t ░░░░░░░░ where you found that ░░░░░░░░ shoul assume anything other ░░░░░░░░ that they will be ░░░░░░░░ qualified MASON Following up ░░░░░░░░ you consider a recess ░░░░░░░░ if you re nominee ░░░░░░░░ not great at the ░░░░░░░░ Obama I think that ░░░░░░░░ have more than enough ░░░░░░░░ to go through regular ░░░░░░░░ regular processes I intend ░░░░░░░░ nominate somebody to present ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ present them to the ░░░░░░░░ I expect them to ░░░░░░░░ hearings I expect there ░░░░░░░░ be a vote MASON ░░░░░░░░ recess No recess And ░░░░░░░░ do you respond to ░░░░░░░░ criticism that your position ░░░░░░░░ undercut by the fact ░░░░░░░░ you and other members ░░░░░░░░ your ministration in the ░░░░░░░░ the time tried to ░░░░░░░░ judge Alito in 2007 ░░░░░░░░ I think what is ░░░░░░░░ to say is what ░░░░░░░░ fair to say is ░░░░░░░░ how judicial nominations have ░░░░░░░░ over time is not ░░░░░░░░ the fault of any ░░░░░░░░ party This has become ░░░░░░░░ more extension of politics ░░░░░░░░ there are times where ░░░░░░░░ are in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ thinking will this causing ░░░░░░░░ in the primary Will ░░░░░░░░ cause me problems with ░░░░░░░░ of mine It takes ░░░░░░░░ decisions I understand that ░░░░░░░░ what is also true ░░░░░░░░ Justice Alito is on ░░░░░░░░ bench right now.”