Orrin Hatch actually said...

I am as struck today as I was the first time by the seriousness of our responsibility and its impact on America.

I am looking to support a restrained jurist committed to the rule of law and the Constitution.

If I had said anything remotely like that, my career would have been over.

The American legal system requires that judges check their biases, personal preferences, and politics at the door of the courthouse.