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.
Arlen SpecterAs the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.
Arlen SpecterWhen Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.
Arlen Specter