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.

Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment not just on health care but also border control, law enforcement and other resources.

It would be hard to find a more compelling example of the American dream than Alberto Gonzales.

Politicians must let voters know what they think about issues before the election. Judges should not.

The key thing is to ensure that we give the criminal-justice system the tools it needs, so that women's rights are turned into reality. It is not enough to say domestic violence is a crime ?- in order for the laws to be successful, lawyers and courts must have the necessary means to prosecute it.

That claim was not intended to be a factual statement.

Politicians must pick sides regularly; every time they vote. So it's perhaps natural that they see the world as a battle between competing groups.