If you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.

When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

It has been my experience that the hearings are really, in effect, a subtle minuet, with the nominee answering as many questions as he thinks necessary in order to be confirmed.

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.