If you go back and look at the history of Supreme Court fights from the very beginning there is a corresponding interest, and and the intent of the interest of the Senate with, as it relates to the probability that the next appointee would alter the balance in the court.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me.

This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've been here in the last three decades.

You never say to a president for certain you wouldn't do anything, but I have no - look at me now - I have no desire to sit on the Supreme Court, none. It would be a great honor , but I have no desire, any more than George Mitchell did.

Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately.

The fundamental disagreement most Republicans have is they don't think health care is a right. They think it is a privilege, not a right.