on so that we can see some good solutions, some good policies, some good legislation pass that will make lives better for the american people. bill: and the last point here, it s not yet official. do you expect surprises today or do you think it s done? i think it s done. i think it s done. we saw senator collins make a magnificent speech on the floor of the united states senate. it is the most moving, compelling focused, thorough, well-reasoned speech i ve seen in my lifetime on the floor of the senate. bill: saying quite a bit. yes, she did a fabulous job and rationally laying out a case, putting the facts forward and that s what the senate should be. and she gave us a great example that we all need to follow in the future and we need to step up our game so that we re able to put forward the facts and
and we don t hear my friends talk about judicial temperament. when they don t like a justice, they come up with arguments on judicial restraint and i don t think it his judicial conduct has been excellent over 12 years. and i thought the comments on the republican senator from tennessee bob corker, when he came out three days ago, maybe two days ago. and those who were sympathetic to dr. ford could not recall or provide any evidence to support cher story and therefore, he was a yes, just in your own legal mind, is that what it comes down to? no, i don t think so. i believed her. i thought she made a very, very compelling case, but it s years and years and years ago, could be a case of mistaken identification. she could misremember, he could misremember. i m not in any way accusing her of anything wrong. the sexual mccarthyism came from
case involving alleged wrongdoing by the president were to come before the court. he has stated that marbury versus madison, youngstown steel versus sawyer, and the united states versus nixon, are three of the four greatest supreme court cases in history. what did they have in common? each of them is a case where congress served as the check on presidential power. he believes that precedence is not just a judicial policy, it is constitutionally dictated to pay attention and pay heed to rules of precedence. despite the turbulent, bitter fight surrounding his nomination, my fervent hope is that brett kavanaugh will work
about 3:30 it s my understanding is when the vote could take place at this point. bill: have you shared your last thoughts on the floor of the senate already? i have, about 10:30. bill: what was your address, your message? you know, my message was we need to look at the facts in the case. this is a man who has been on the d.c. circuit court for 12 years. he has written about 300 opinions, 200 of those were controlling opinions, 13 have his writings in supreme court decisions that they ve made. so, he is well respected, he is known for being an intellectual, he is known for being thorough in his work. bill: i m certain you remember 27 years ago, anita hill and clarence thomas, the country was exceedingly divided at that point, i think we both could
past. what i understand if i understand it, the allegations by dr. ford, ms. ramirez and miss swetnick are wrong? that is emphatically what i m saying. i m innocent of this charge. and you re prepared for a fbi investigation? they don t reach conclusions, you reach the conclusions. you re saying there s never been a case where you drank so much that you didn t remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? you re asking about blackout, i don t know, have you? that was ten days ago. the republican senator deb fisher is with me from nebraska. how are you on a saturday? it feels like a health care weekend vote. it feels a little bit like repeal and replace although that happened at 2:30 in the morning. how do you feel today. things are pretty calm in the capitol building and people are doing their work. i ve been in my office looking at constituent mail and things.