Political Quotes

“Then I certainly will. Mr. President, last week the majority leader wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, and it was titled, without a hint of irony, ``How the Senate Is Supposed to Work.'' In his article, Senator McConnell declared: ``On issues of great national significance, one party should simply never force its will on everybody else.'' He pleaded that ``it's not an act of betrayal to work with one's political adversaries when doing so is good for the country.'' Senator McConnell agreed to confirm two highly qualified judges on Monday because it served his political interests. Today, he doesn't feel like it, so he forces his will on everyone else. That is not how the Senate is supposed to work. The Constitution is clear. The Senate's job is to provide advice and consent on the President's judicial nominees. There is no asterisk that says ``only when the majority leader has an embarrassing political problem'' or ``except when the President is named Barrack Obama.'' It is not what the Founders had in mind because it is small, it is petty, and it is absurd. For these district court nominees, the U.S. Senate should be asking one question and one question only: Are these judges qualified or are they not qualified? That is it. But that is not what is happening in the U.S. Senate. Instead, good people twist in the wind, hung up as political hostages, and that is undermining the integrity of our courts.…”