The death tax is unfair, inefficient, economically unsound and, frankly, immoral.

That claim was not intended to be a factual statement.

The only relevant side is that of the law and the Constitution. We do great injury to the integrity of the court system when we start speaking of sides and stop devoting ourselves to the pursuit of impartial justice.

Indeed, only one Supreme Court justice in history, one Horace Lurton, nominated by President [John] Taft, had more federal appeals court experience [than Samuel Alito].

Big guy and little guy, it should make no difference. The rule of law demands neutrality.

No judicial nomination should answer any question that is designed to reveal how the nominee will rule on any issue that could come before the court.

It is true that, when an entitlement begins to be enjoyed by people, they like to keep it.