Final paragraph of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joe Bidens 90 minute Senate floor speech. Too much has been made of the one out of context sentence when in total the speech was asking for cooperation from the President when he makes the next appointment:

"I believe that so long as the public continues to split its confidence between the branches, compromise is the responsible course both for the White House and for the Senate," he said. "Therefore I stand by my position, Mr. President, if the President [George H.W. Bush] consults and cooperates with the Senate or moderates his selections absent consultation, then his nominees may enjoy my support as did Justices Kennedy and Souter."