Arlen Specter Good Quotations

There is a possibility of a third vacancy with Justice Stevens, that has been rumored, ... He is 85, but in good health. But if that comes in the next year -- with three new justices -- a shift in the court. And that's a problem for both the right and the left.

She has always been very direct, very straightforward, very logical and good to deal with,

One of the things that I talked to her about was the complexity of a Supreme Court nomination hearing because there are a lot of complicated issues. And I said to her, 'You've got a pretty good road map in what went on with Chief Justice Roberts.

He comes across as very strong, and strength is contagious. It's good to see him and how confident he is.

I think that the criterion ought to be: Who's the best person available for the job? And many of us have called for a nominee who comes from a background other than one of being a jurist. And now we have a person who is like that. ... You've got to go to America to find lawyers, and Dallas is as good a place as any to find lawyers.

I think that is probably a good idea, That's something that we could look into.

We hammered out what I think is a good bill. ... Not a perfect bill, but a good bill.

Why not go after both levels? ... Why not get tough? That's what Sen. Feinstein wants to do, and I think it's a good idea.

Before I can evaluate the adequacy of these changes, I have to know a lot more about the specifics of the problem. It doesn't do a lot of good to move names around on organization charts if there aren't substantive changes. What's going to happen to the next Phoenix memo? Where's it going to end up?

A good part of what I'm talking about as chaotic is not the White House, ... What I'm referring to are all of the forces which are at work out here commanding media attention and commanding public attention.