Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am always reluctant to find out that I am following the Senator from Oklahoma on the floor of the Senate. He is always prepared and always eloquent. I commend the Senator on his speech. But I want to commend him on his questioning in the hearing because he allowed us to gain, and Ms. Kagan to express, important points, important opinions, important judgments, and important statements for everybody in this body to make up their minds. That is really what this Senate is all about, and it is Senators like the Senator from Oklahoma who help us all to do our job, and I commend him very much for his work. I also commend him for covering so many facts. My speech will be very brief. I announced about 4 weeks ago that I would not vote for the confirmation of Ms. Elena Kagan and expressed at that time the reasons. But I wanted to memorialize that on the Senate floor because it is a serious responsibility that we have to advise and consent on the nomination of the President of the United States.…”