[Also appearing on] Meet the Press, ... There are times when he is dancing on the head of a pin to try to describe what sexual relations are, and it gets to be humorous, but it's not going to be a knockout blow, in my opinion ... If you like the president, there are going to be times when you feel sympathy for him. If you think he's a guy you don't like, there are going to be things you'll seize upon. ... |
[But a filibuster] based on a judicial philosophy difference, or an ideologically driven difference, ... I don't believe that, with all sincerity, I could let that happen. |
[In the absence of a paper trail, with almost no law-journal articles and relatively few case filings to scour, the fight came down to two main issues: competence and character.] Just shut up for a few minutes, ... Give the lady a chance, to find out who she is. |
[Some Republicans said they were not convinced by a 16-year-old promise from her brief foray into local politics; others said that too much uncertainty hovers around her beliefs overall.] That shows where her political views were, ... But I don't think it tells us how she would rule on a particular case. |
[When asked if one of those] Jane Does ... That is possible. That scenario has been brewing for a long time. |
All we want to do is tell the story, |
Basically this stops national testing dead in the water for this year. |
be bringing us together and not tearing us apart. |
body blow to the president at a time when he doesn't need one. |
Conservatives have a different view of a lot of issues versus our friends on the other side, ... The election determines how that shakes out. |
Deadlines are important ... but we need to get this right, |
Did anyone ever discuss the fact that Ms. Willey may have had a checkered past? |
Did it ever come up as to, 'Well, here's what we know about Kathleen Willey and the president,' or 'Let's go see what we can find out about Kathleen Willey and the president?' |
Do not give the terrorists, the enemy combatants, the people who blow up folks at weddings, who fly airplanes into the twin towers, the ability to sue our own troops all over the country for any and everything. |
Erosion of benefits is coming. The question is will they come in a way that people afford, and will have a soft landing, or will we have a hard landing? |