Political Quotes

“I do not think there is any doubt in this country that on both sides--the Republican side and the Democratic side--the base pushes us hard. I think we have reached this stage of hyperpartisanship. I believe our job as leaders is to overcome that and to lead. Leading here means allowing the norms and traditions of the Senate to continue, and that would be an up-or-down vote on judicial nominees. What I asked the Senator about what was particularly troublesome to me was when we look at the history, the last two women who were put onto the Supreme Court--Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan--75 percent of the Republicans in the Senate voted against both of them. So we have that history compared with the women who have been denied here. It is very troubling to me to see that. I think we are supposed to wrap up. I do not know whether the Senator has any closing comments.”