Political Quotes

“I am really more worried about the future. I am new to the Senate. This is my first year here. I do not know who shot John 5 years ago or 10 years ago, and who is still mad about what happened during Clinton, Bush 1, or George Washington. That is not my concern. My concern is I am in the Senate at a time when I know that if this continues, we are going to destroy the judicial nominating process as I have understood it to be since law school. We are going to drive good men and women from wanting to serve because the nominees who are being filibustered--I have been on the Judiciary Committee--have had a hatchet job done on them. They have had an opinion here and a dissenting opinion there taken out of context. They are all well qualified by the American Bar Association. They all come highly recommended by the people who know them best. For one of the nominees, they used a letter he and his wife wrote to his diocese about Christian marriage. Mr. Pryor from Arkansas was asked about whether or not he chose to take his kids to Disney World during Gay Pride Day. You are asking people questions I feel are unbelievably uncomfortable asking anybody as to whether they are qualified to be a judge. This process is broken.”