Capitol Hill Buzz: GOP research group targets court nominees

Underscoring the hardball tactics that lie ahead, a major Republican opposition research organization said Tuesday it was starting to investigate the backgrounds of potential court nominees.

"After any nomination is made, there's always a story about mom, dad and apple pie and how wonderfully moderate any nominee is and the consensus, sterling credentials," said Brian Rogers, executive director of America Rising Squared.

America Rising Squared is also looking for past statements by Democratic senators contradicting their current insistence that the Senate should debate and vote on an Obama pick.

Joseph Biden, D-Del., in which the current vice president said if a high court opening occurred that election year, lawmakers should delay action until after the presidential campaign.

Last month, it ran television ads pressing Republican senators to stand by their refusal to consider an Obama court nominee, this week said it's started