Carl Levin actually said...

"Thanks, Val. I agree something needs to be done. I have directed Judge Andrus on several occasions to take care of this. He is either unwilling or unable to handle the situation."

"I find your invocation of judicial independence to be something which, frankly, you ought to be ashamed of as a lawyer."

"That is an extraordinary acknowledgment. Truthful, but it is an extraordinary acknowledgment if you did not change one word of an analysis that you are depending on for--or you are signing, put it tha..."

"That is no excuse for lying."