Who Said It?

I have stated over and over again on this floor that I would refuse to put an anonymous hold on any judge; that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported; that I felt the Senate should do its duty. If we don't like somebody the President nominates, vote him or her down.

ANSWER (in white font; scroll over to see): Pat F'n' Leahy, D-Ben & Jerry's Hot Tub

Thanks to Powerline, picking up a feature from Sen. Cornyn's website.

And thanks to KCTrio for this quote from the good Senator's website:

The truth is that, until now, Senators on both sides of the aisle have condemned the use of filibusters against judicial nominations. And until now, a majority of Senators was always sufficient to confirm a judge. But as Senate Republicans attempt to restore the Senate tradition of a majority-vote threshold for judicial nominees after four years of obstruction against the President's nominees, a partisan minority of the Senate is attempting to demagogue the effort. They've used such terms as "banana republic" and "un-American." Given the statement above, perhaps they'll recant.

Now who's being naive, K?

posted by Ace at 05:54 PM

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