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Rove says that Gingrich’s demand for Sotomayor to withdraw is ‘premature,’ calls for a ‘respectful’ debate. - Friday, May 29th, 2009

Last night on The O’Reilly Factor, Karl Rove said that it was “premature” for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to call for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to withdraw from her name from consideration. He then called for Republicans to engage with her “respectfully”:
ROVE: So I think Republicans need to take her on in the [...]

Presidential Debate Live-Blogging - Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

11:27: Asked how the race now changes for John McCain after this debate, CNN’s David Gergen responds, “Beats the hell out of me.”
11:15: On Fox News, Mitt Romney said it was McCain’s strongest performance since the Saddleback Forum in August: “It was a great night for John McCain.”
11:00: An instant CBS poll of uncommitted voters [...]

Sampson Lied Under Oath: ‘Had In Mind’ Plan To Replace U.S. Attorneys With Loyal Bushies - Friday, April 13th, 2007

On March 29, former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Kyle Sampson told the Senate Judiciary Committee, under oath, that he had no replacements in mind before the Justice Department fired the U.S. attorneys in Dec. 2006:
SCHUMER: Did you or did you not have in mind specific replacements for the dismissed U.S. [...]

Out of Excuses for Alito, Hume Makes Some Up - Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Last night, Fox News anchor Brit Hume argued Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wasn’t expressing his “personal views” when he wrote in a 1985 letter that “the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion.” Here’s an excerpt:
HUME: But these were not personal views he was discussing, in all fairness, [...]