I think Bill Rehnquist would be the first to say he wants them to go forward.

You bet these hearings ought to go forward. I think Bill Rehnquist would be the first to say they ought to go forward,

Some have said that nominees who do not spill their guts about whatever a senator wants to know are hiding something from the American people, ... Some compare a nominee's refusal to violate his judicial oath or abandon judicial ethics to taking the Fifth Amendment. These might be catchy sound bites, but they are patently false.

[Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) dismissed Reid's idea.] You bet those hearings ought to go forward, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

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.

No, no. I think we have to proceed with the hearings, but we'll have to see. We'll have to see what the president decides to do here,