Barack Obama actually said...

It is both my constitutional duty to nominate a Justice and one of the most important decisions that I—or any president—will make.

We reiterate U.S. support for the peace process.

That is what the Constitution dictates, and that's what the American people expect and deserve from their leaders.

A Justice should possess an independent mind, unimpeachable credentials, and an unquestionable mastery of law.