Ben Cardin actually said...

"I agree. I think you need to take a look at all the facts and circumstances and to ignore race, you are ignoring an important fact."

"You are a hero and they now know it is Judge Sotomayor."

"I trust the Congress would prefer to make needed changes itself rather than have the courts do so for it."

"I think, as attorneys, we all have a special responsibility to ensure equal justice and that requires equal access."