Senate Republicans are working to make the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as much about President Obama as it is about the nominee.

Republicans have said confirmation hearings for Kagan, now solicitor general, offer a chance to question Obama's view of the judiciary and his policies.

"It's my hope that the Obama administration doesn't think the ideal Supreme Court nominee is someone who would rubber-stamp its policies," Senate Minority Leader McConnell said in a floor speech this morning that focused on "the administration's approach to this vacancy."

Republicans appear eager to use Kagan as a stand-in to take on the administration, a step that could allow the minority to score political points without a serious effort to derail the nomination.

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