I'm from North Carolina, and I stand here humbled, honored, and proud to place in nomination for the office of vice-president of the United States of America, my friend and my senator from the great state of North Carolina: John Edwards.
This nomination will not move forward until there is a yes or no decision on Plan B.
This nomination is a catastrophe, ... I don't think there is a way she can end up being confirmed.
This nomination did not set off alarm bells with any of us, and we're pleased about that,
This nomination certainly raises the stakes in making sure that the American people and the Senate know Judge Roberts' views fully before he assumes perhaps the second most powerful position in the United States.
This nomination brings controversy to an agency that's at a crucial, critical time in its history,
You're always surprised. Even people who were considered locks for a nomination were surprised. This year, there are so many first-time nominees, 14 out of the 20 in the acting categories, I believe. I'm sure it was overwhelming for everybody, but I definitely was surprised.
There are too many questions still to be answered, too many doubts still to be alleviated to say that this nomination is a slam dunk,
What we have been preparing for the entire time is a nomination process that's going to go well into March. We're prepared for that. We have the resources to do that.
Here in the West, our word is our bond and a promise and a handshake mean something. This is President Bush's second nomination to replace a Western justice with one from the East Coast. I think we need more Western common sense and ethics on the Supreme Court, not less.