[Proponents -- mostly Democrats -- are threatening to tie up the Senate unless Lott schedules proceedings soon. The opponents?] Bring on the debate, ... We're ready for it.

Democrats are in open disarray in the Senate. This is not the type of fight you win by coming late to it.

I actually think in spite of their bravado, the Senate Democrats fear a debate over values more than anything else. So I'm going to boldly predict that there will not be a sustainable filibuster of this nomination, and he will be confirmed with at least 60 votes,

Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been dead since 1988.

In the bill that was introduced in the Senate, in the bill that I introduced along with some members, we preserve the tactical intelligence part of the equation, ... And so, I hope we can change their minds.

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies