Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Elena Kagan earned her place at the top of the legal profession. Her legal qualifications are unassailable."

"I hope that Elena Kagan will demonstrate through this hearing that she will be the kind of independent Justice..."

"Solicitor General Kagan brings both moderation and pragmatism to a Court that is sorely in need of both."

"Thank you. My brother-in-law was a teacher--he is a Holy Cross priest, and he was a teacher there for some time."