My prediction this morning will be this nomination will sail through but not without a lot of questions, and the sooner the better.

I don't see any but you never know.

He's very smart. He'll sail through.

I really think people will find that, at a personal level, there is a hole left in this Congress by Sonny's departure. People are going to miss him as a human being in a way that transcends politics.

I think we've come to a point where we understand what we're doing with the moratorium, and we want to make it permanent.

They're actually going to be able to spend more time with their legislator now. (Legislators are) not going to be holed up in the Governor's Club or the Silver Slipper with a cadre of lobbyists.