We should evaluate judges and judicial nominees based on the general process for applying the law to any legal disputes, not on the specific result in a particular case or dispute.

We're going to find out who did this and we're going after the bastards.

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies 'commencement exercises'. Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning.

The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges should have in our system of government, how much control judges should have over a written constitution that belongs to the people.

You know, we should not be giving cash to people who basically are just going to blow it on drugsand not take care of their own children.

The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.

I think that support of this [stem cell] research is a pro-life pro-family position. This research holds out hope for more than 100 million Americans.