“Today, a bipartisan majority of Senators embraced the 
    principle of a fair, up-or-down vote for judicial 
    nominees and rejected partisan obstruction. This vote 
    marks another step forward in restoring fairness to the 
    judicial nominations process.

    “Without question Judge Alito has the professional 
    qualifications, judicial temperament and integrity that 
    America expects in a Supreme Court Justice. And tomorrow 
    a majority of my colleagues will confirm what the 
    majority of Americans already know: that Judge Alito 
    deserves to be Justice Alito.”

    “The good news is that the Democrats’ partisan stunt 
    failed, and Judge Alito will be confirmed Tuesday 
    morning. The bad news is that there is a firmly 
    entrenched minority of Senators who appear committed to 
    defeat—by any means necessary—any judge who will not 
    promise to impose the hard left’s agenda from the bench. 

    “Everyone seems to think Judge Alito will make an 
    outstanding Supreme Court Justice except for the liberal 
    special interest groups and their partisan allies in the 
    Senate.”