You were replying to someone who said "I have to wonder what criteria you believe he should be using to decide his position when answering questions like this."

You were replying to someone who said "I have to wonder what criteria you believe he should be using to decide his position when answering questions like this.", but that was referring to the questions he answered when he wrote the mentioned opinion years ago, not questions he answered during the hearing. Your comment seems misplaced, since we're talking about opinions not confirmation hearings.