Senator Durbin

So I was flipping through the channels on television, and I was able to catch a little floor debate over Judge Alito's confirmation. I saw the end of Kennedy's speech which sounded reasonable for opposing Alito, but then came Senator Durbin's turn. Durbin stated one of the reasons why he opposes Alito is that Judge Alito is a fan of Bruce Springsteen's music, but Alito doesn't understand the hardships that the people in Springsteen's songs go through in life. That pretty much confused me.