Reporter Asks Obama Penetrating Question That He Cant Answer Democrats are up in arms this week after Senate Republicans have promised to block any Supreme Court nomination that President Barack Obama attempts to put in Antonin Scalias place. I am amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the Constitution suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there, Obama commented during a press conference on Tuesday. That is when one reporter stood up and challenged Obama for being a total hypocrite. How do you respond to Republican criticism that your position is undercut by the fact that you and other members of your administration who were in the Senate at the time tried filibuster Judge [Samuel] Alito in 2006? he asked. Obama stumbled over his answer, clearly got off guard. You know the alook, I think whats fair to say is that how judicial nominations have evolved over time is not historically the fault of any single party, Obama replied. This has become just one more extension of politics. And there are times where folks in the Senate, and theyre thinking as I just described primarily about, Is this gonna cause me problems in a primary? Is this gonna cause me problems with supporters of mine? So people take strategic positions, and I understand that. Watch his full response below and tell us what you think. Are you tired of Obama and his hypocrisy? 