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 he was doing."

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

"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."