George Bush actually said...

"We celebrate the contributions of these talented and hard-working citizens."

"As I have said before, I call on the Senate to perform its Constitutional responsibility to hold timely up-or-down votes on all judicial nominees, no matter who is President or which party controls th..."

"All judicial nominees should receive a timely up-or-down vote in the Senate."

"The delays in the Senate confirmation process deter good people from seeking to serve on the bench and create a vacancy crisis in the Federal courts that harms the American people."