We Have Known For Many Years That

I Had The Privilege Of Chairing Judge Samuel Alito Confirmation Hearing In 1990. And At That Time, He Had Practiced Law For 14 Years, But Only Represented One Client, The United States Government.

My Brother Need Not Be Idealized, Or Enlarged In Death Beyond What He Was In Life; To Be Remembered Simply As A Good And Decent Man, Who Saw Wrong And Tried To Right It, Saw Suffering And Tried To Heal It, Saw War And Tried To Stop It.

Violence Is An Admission That One's Ideas And Goals Cannot Prevail On Their Own Merits.

I Applaud The Fact That The President Has Reached Out To The Members Of Judiciary Committee. And I Applaud... The Fact That He Has Been Meeting With Members Of The Judiciary Committee. He's Been Seeking Out Republicans As Well As Democrats.

It Is Extraordinary That Each Of The Three Individuals This President [ George W. Bush] Has Nominated For The Supreme Court - Chief Justice [john] Roberts, Harriet Miers And Now Judge Alito - Has Served Not Only As A Lawyer For The Executive Branch, But Has Defended The Most Expansive View Of Presidential Authority.