21 Quotes by Sean Rushton

We're attempting to drive a wedge between red state senators and liberal interest groups.

This shows the degree to which liberal Hollywood is financially supporting the leading groups attacking the president's court nominees.

a problem for the liberal groups and senators who want to turn this into a spectacle. . . . When the media have other serious things to focus their attention on, they tend to spend less time and less ink on the tit-for-tat, he said/she said elements that frequently accompany a confirmation hearing.

The more shrill and hysterical they get, the more they isolate themselves.

It is sickening that some in Washington would politicize a national tragedy.

Steve understands the campaign-like nature of current judicial confirmations, and that the day-to-day pushback and defining the nominee can make all the difference between success and failure.

not to bring a knife to a gunfight.

They want him to all but commit to vote in certain ways, and when he won't answer those questions, they'll claim he's not being forthcoming and that they have no choice but to vote against him.

Once a nominee starts taking strong public positions, the cat is out of the bag.