Quote of the Day

In today's hearings, Sen. Teddy *hiccup* Kennedy demanded that the Judiciary Committee subpoena four boxes of personal records kept in the Library of Congress by a publisher of the conservative National Review magazine and the founder of CAP. He feels many files that could determine the extent of Alito's involvement with the group. After a heated exchange about a letter mailed from Kennedy to Sen. Specter, the Chairman finally had enough.

"Well, Senator Kennedy, I'm not concerned about your threats to have votes
again, again and again," Specter said. "And I'm the chairman of this committee,
and I have heard your request, and I will consider it. And I'm not going to have
you run this committee and decide when we're going to go into executive session.
We're in the middle of a round of hearings. This is the first time you have
personally called [the letter or subpoena] to my attention, and this
is the first time that I have focused on it. And I will consider it in due
course."

Three cheers for Arlen!