Richard Durbin actually said...

"Because these issues are so important, we need Justices with intelligence, knowledge of the law, the proper judicial temperament, and a commitment to impartial justice."

"The questions being asked of you from the other side primarily are along the lines of: will you go too far in siding with minorities?"

"Justice Stevens has said that it is worth a try. Justice Ginsburg at one time said that if it was gavel to gavel, it would be fine. Justice Kennedy said it was inevitable."

"Absolutely not. I mean, I took one look at her resume, you know, summa cum laude at Princeton, the Yale Law Journal, and I said--and then I talked to her and--and I thought she had common sense and ju..."