Patrick Leahy actually said...

I know we felt that way, my wife and I felt that way about our son. We worried about him in the Marine Corps, but we were so proud of what h...

It is a fair question to ask a nominee in what direction would you move the Court.

They assured Senators that as lawyers for a Presidential administration they were representing the views of the President.

I cannot imagine anybody saying we should go back to Plessy v. Ferguson because that was decided first.