Saxby Chambliss: “Just like the Senator from Alabama, I was somewhat shocked by the comments of the Senator from California about the fact…”

“Just like the Senator from Alabama, I was somewhat shocked by the comments of the Senator from California about the fact that if you get 98 percent you ought to be happy with what you get and go home. The fact of the matter is, never before in the history of the United States of America has any President gotten 98 percent. Every other President, prior to this President, prior to the obstructionism coming from the other side of the aisle on these judicial nominees, has gotten 100 percent. It is zero and four filibusters out there right now. I remind the Senator from California of her comment made back on March 9, 2000, as per the Congressional Record: I make an appeal, if we vote to indefinitely postpone a vote on these two nominees or one of these two nominees, that is denying them an up-or-down vote, that would be such a twisting of what cloture really means in these cases. It has never been done before for a judge, as far as we know, ever. So the Senator from California agreed with us back in March 9 of 2000. Again, it would be in line with what Senator Lott said when he said these people deserve an up-or-down vote.”