Patrick Leahy actually said...

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

"The Bork hearings were great. The Bork hearings were educational. The Bork hearings were the best thing that ever happened to constitutional democracy."

"I trust you will put the interests of the American people and justice for the American people first above popular opinion or politics."

"the current justices all share very similar professional backgrounds."