If (Roberts) had been nominated, as he was originally, to replace Justice O'Connor, then his confirmation would have moved the Court to the right, ... That would have a much more difficult decision. It is my hope that the White House recognizes this concern when they choose their next nominee. |
It makes the hearings even more important, ... It raises the bar higher, simply because the job is even higher. Chief justice is at another level. |
It needs to be completed and gone into in greater detail. We need some better answers and that's particularly true about her since she has such a thin resume in the context of the job we're talking about. |
it's much easier now for one man's home to become another man's castle. |
It's time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and start providing Americans with prescription drugs that are both safe and affordable. |
Judicial excellence involves candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power, so we want to know how he or she will exercise this power and how they see the world. And we need and deserve to know what is in your mind and in your heart. |
Larry has done a good job as our general manager, |
Larry has done a good job as our general manager. We look forward to his continued growth and development in the future. |
My hope is that the White House considers this concern, |
No two umpires, or no two referees, have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game, ... And ballplayers and basketball players understand that, depending upon who the umpire is and who the referee is, the game can be called entirely differently. |
Our goal is obviously to get to the playoffs, but I hope we'll be more than that. I hope we get to the playoffs with a good seed, and we can win a round, maybe two rounds. In my mind, we're not a team that will be satisfied to be 41-41 or 40-42. We can do better. I think the guys feel that way, and I know the coaches feel that way. |
She has a burden. Everyone who comes before this committee has a burden, but I think her burden is perhaps higher. |
She made the point that it was at a different time for a different purpose, ... And (she said) we should not read too much into that in terms of where she might be on the issue of privacy, and a woman's right to choose. |
She understands that when she comes before the committee, people will be looking for more than broad statements, |
that her knowledge, her philosophy, her experience is sufficient so that we can conclude that she is qualified to be a justice. |