Dos and don'ts of Senate confirmations

Sonia Sotomayor begins her confirmation hearings today.

A few tips from Politico:

Don’t: Say the Constitution is a “living” document.
Do: Say the Constitution may be applied to “changed conditions.”

Don’t: Suggest you would never even consider overturning decisions hated by Republicans.
Do: Leave them some hope.

Don’t: Say you have empathy.
Do: Suggest that you have empathy.

Don’t: Confuse Earl Warren and Warren Burger when you’re asked to name your favorite justice.
Do: Avoid controversy by spreading the love around.

Don’t: Compare being a justice to being a baseball player, an NFL star, LeBron James or anyone else famous.
Do: Compare the job of a justice with that of an umpire, as Roberts did.