Of course Gorsuch is going to say what he said. What's the alternative? He's sworn to uphold the law, or, as he put it, "I have no difficulty ruling against or for any party, other than based on what the law and facts in the particular case require." 
I found more troubling your suggestion that Democrats try to play some sort of 'game' involving perceived intentions and deception. Why not just honestly evaluate the guy based on his performance record and comment on that? Or am i being naive?