James Inhofe actually said...

"First of all, I have had the honor of visiting with each of these nominees. I see one problem and that is everyone is from the same area of the Country."

"we need to balance environmental protection with concern for how decisions affect the economy."

"We need to balance the environmental protection with concern over how decisions affect the economy and the people who run this great machine called America."

"What is good for the East Coast is not necessarily good for the rest of the United States."