She knows New York will be a cakewalk. Let's not play games, she's going to win the Senate race overwhelmingly; it'll be a landslide.

I firmly believe that to represent New York in the Senate you really need to have a great deal of knowledge about our state ... You have to love it -- and you have to have demonstrated that over a long period of time,

I think in the end, we'll have a trial, ... We will render a verdict, as the Senate has on 15 other occasions, in those 15 cases where there was an impeachment in the House and where the person impeached did not resign first.

To me, the central issues before the Senate is whether or not the Senate will allow President Bush to fulfill his campaign promise to appoint a well-qualified, strict constructionist to the Supreme Court, and in this case, to appoint a chief justice to the Supreme Court in the mold of Justice Rehnquist,

Even a small city like ours will feel a major impact if this (bill) is passed in the Senate.

When the Senate returns they will consider a number of options to change the system and better enforce the existing rules. Sen. Talent has always been an advocate for positive change and he will thoughtfully consider ways to improve the system as the Senate prepares to debate the issue.