Quotes by Brad Berenson

“Hes an excellent reflection of his boss ? smart, action-oriented, tough, loyal,”

“My own view is that we probably will not get any of the individuals who are the very top of the Democrats hit list, ... I think hes going to try to repeat his experience with John Roberts ? someone who can be confirmed without touching off battle royale.”

“Theyre probably going to turn back to the Roberts model.”

“The overall lesson of the two nominations taken together is that there is considerable safety in drawing from the very small pool of people who are universally considered qualified for appointment.”

“The case they [the justices] thought they had may not be the case they have now.”

“Gonzales is really the only candidate who satisfies each and every one of the presidents substantive criteria.”

“Shes a very able lawyer who is the person currently charged with carrying forward the presidents search for judicial conservatives, so she certainly understands what the president looks for in his nominees. I suspect shed be confirmed quite easily.”

“Its awfully hard to read the tea leaves this time. But the harder Ive thought about this, the more I come back to Judge Gonzales as the most likely choice. Im not terribly confident in that prediction but its the one Ive decided Im making.”

“He is genuinely committed to diversity on the federal bench. It was explicit. He wanted his staff to find qualified women and minorities.”

“Given the Cheney precedent and the presidents well-known loyalty to his aides, its certainly possible the president could turn to Harriet.”