As Americans saw in his confirmation hearings, Sam Alito is a man of
great character and integrity. He understands that the role of
a judge is to strictly interpret the law, not to advance a personal or
political agenda.
This past Wednesday, I met with a distinguished group of 39 former law
clerks to Judge Alito. Governor Rendell said he was not pleased
with the partisan way some of his fellow Democrats have handled Sam Alito's
nomination. Throughout its 216-year history, the Senate has
held an up-or-down vote on every Supreme Court nominee with majority Senate
support. I remember
it as an important and a demanding job. He
said, I'm going to have to override your veto. (Laughter. It's always good to be home. And
this morning , as an officeholder -- and, more than that, as a citizen of
Wyoming -- I count it a high honor to be in such distinguished company, and
I'm grateful for your very kind hospitality.

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Bush.
The first years of our marriage were spent at Laramie in student housing,
while Lynne taught in the English Department and I was a graduate student. But you get things done by making the best case you can
for your point of view, by keeping personalities out of it, and trying to
persuade others to come around . (Laughter. Because we represented a state with a small population
and knew so many of our constituents personally, both Al and I liked to
occasionally answer the telephones in our offices. One day Senator Simpson
picked up the phone and the voice on the other end said, "Where is that skinny
so-and -so?" And Al replied, "Speaking. (Applause.

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" The ABA based its rating on its
assessment of Judge Alito's integrity, professional competence, and judicial
temperament." Another Democratic Senator expressed concern that the Senate
confirmation process in recent years has become "overly politicized , to the
detriment of the rule of law. He was my intern in 1982. And I asked
him what the Senator had said. As Secretary of Defense, I saw the greatness of
America in the character of the men and women in uniform who protect our
nation.

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Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia announced he was
voting for Judge Alito.)
Those 40 days in 1965 constituted the entire session of the Wyoming 38th
Legislature, and for me the experience was one of life's turning points. And Wyoming is on course
to a very bright future.
In fact, when I worked here Democrats had the House majority -- and I'll
never forget the day they brought in the sitting Vice President of the United
States, Hubert H.
I remember one conversation with Stan that I had after I came back to
Wyoming in the late '70s, after I'd been working in Washington for a while.
We sat down one day here in Cheyenne to talk serious politics. He asked me
what I was thinking about doing. The President reviewed a number of
bills that were pending before him that had passed the Congress. During the
campaign the President said he had not picked me because he was worried about
carrying Wyoming.M.

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Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation

President. That's especially
true when you've had a very long week.)
I see many friends in the chamber this morning, along with some newer
members of the House and Senate that I haven't yet had the chance to meet. In those days there was no legislative
staff to speak of, one attorney, as I recall, who served both chambers, and a
few secretaries; and two interns, one for each chamber. And so I witnessed the common sense, the public-
mindedness , and the spirit of good will that come when you bring together a
group of men and women who have careers of their own, spend virtually all
their time among their constituents, and live close to the land.C.
(Applause.)
I'm also proud of how we campaign here. During
my first term in the House, Teno showed up at one of my public events, where
he stood up and declared for all to hear that I was doing a terrific job in
Congress. And to the end of his days I counted
on his continued friendship and wise counsel. I said, well, Senator Cliff Hansen is
retiring, and I thought I might try for the Senate." (Laughter. It isn't
accorded on the basis of tenure, or notoriety, or the size of their state. He paused
over one in particular that involved a number of amendments to the Mineral
Leasing Act. (Laughter." And for that,
I have a debt that I owe to the people of this state that is hard to square. I
would not be where I am today were it not for the friendship and the
confidence of people all across this state.

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They are uniquely qualified to assess what kind of Supreme Court
Justice Sam Alito would be, and they are united in their strong support of
Judge Alito's nomination.
They know him well, and they know he'll make an outstanding Supreme Court
Justice . WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of
remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney at the 2006 Wyoming Legislature Budget
Session:

Wyoming State Capitol Building
Cheyenne, Wyoming

11:15 A. Thankfully Harry Whittington is on the
mend and doing very well. (Applause . The Capitol is, of course, the city's prime landmark. This is a political business we're in, and that means people
take sides and argue. Somehow it just
never panned out.
(Laughter. He said which office.

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WASHINGTON, The following is a transcript of the
Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation:

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. And throughout his extraordinary career, Sam Alito has
earned the tremendous respect of his colleagues and attorneys across the
political spectrum . And, of course, my predecessor in the House, also a Democrat,
Teno Roncalio -- a fine guy and tremendously popular across Wyoming. That worked out to
less than a dollar an hour, which may seem like a bargain , but it's probably
all I was worth. (Laughter.)
Stan wasn't known for idle words, so I took his advice to heart and ran
instead for the U. In Gerald Ford I had yet
another fine role model , and I still look up to the man for his steadiness,
for his kindness, and complete lack of pretense , for the way he conducted
himself during one of the most serious constitutional crises in the nation 's
history. As Wyoming's congressman, I saw it in the
debates of our democracy, and in the sense of fairness and respect that makes
those debates possible.

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The United States Senate is now considering
my nomination of Judge Sam Alito to be an associate justice on the Supreme
Court. I want to
thank you for the kind words.
In addition, I was a newlywed -- so you can bet I drove home to Laramie every
night. Stan
was the state party chair at the time, and he took care of the financial end -
- setting me up with a stipend of $300 for 40 days work. Stan and I kept in touch over the decades, until he passed
away last October. We served together for 10 years, and have shared
many fine experiences -- whether at home, or in D. When you
serve in the House of Representatives, you are recognized from the chair not
by your name but according to your state." For my part, I've always found it easy to stick to my roots.

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Governor Freudenthal, members of the House and
Senate, constitutional officers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I
want to thank you for that welcome home. Walter Phelan was in the speaker's chair. Now Randall Luthi is in
the speaker's chair. That's not to say that I didn't see any
disagreements. these days. Party
label in Wyoming brings no guarantees -- as evidenced by the fact that only
two Republicans have been elected governor in the last four decades. (Laughter.)
But I've always been grateful to Stan Hathaway for his early confidence in
me, because it led directly to my next several jobs in politics. Stan listened, nodded,
and then, in that direct way of his, he said, there's only one problem. He
said, Dick, if you run for the Senate, Al Simpson is going to kick your fanny.)
Ladies and gentlemen, it's a privilege to serve America as Vice President.

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I believe very strongly he deserves to be confirmed
as the Court's next associate justice." Another colleague on the Third
Circuit who was appointed by President Clinton said this about Judge Alito:
"He is a fair-minded man, a modest man, a humble man, and he reveres the rule
of law. And he said that many people in his state were
calling the treatment of Judge Alito by some Democrats "an outrage and a
disgrace . And I look forward to the
Senate voting to confirm Judge Sam Alito as the 110th justice of the Supreme
Court.

Thank you for listening.S. As Al himself has observed,
"Those who travel the high road of humility in Washington are not bothered by
heavy traffic. Out in Washington, power is usually measured in
terms of title and seniority. And from the day he arrived in Washington until the day he left 12
years later, Cliff Hansen had that kind of authority, had that kind of
respect .

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During Judge Alito's 15 years on the bench, these fine
men and women have worked side-by-side with him, providing legal research,
discussing and debating pending cases, and seeing firsthand how he arrives at
decisions.
Another quality I observed in this legislature and still appreciate is the
spirit of bipartisanship. Party politics has its place, but it's
severely overdone in Washington, D." (Laughter. And now, with Congresswoman Barbara Cubin and Senators Craig
Thomas and Mike Enzi, we continue to have a delegation we can be very proud
of. Things began to
change when then-Governor Bush asked me to help him find him a running mate.

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"
The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to hold an up-or-down vote
on Judge Alito's nomination.M.
It's always a pleasure to visit Cheyenne, to be in the historic capitol
building. And while you can learn a lot in any legislative setting, I'm
glad to have worked right here. This is a two-party state. I told him I was thinking about running for
office.
It's accorded on the basis of good judgment, integrity , reliability, and
character. (Applause. There is still hard work ahead in the war on terror, because we're
dealing with enemies who are intent on bringing great harm to any nation that
opposes their aims.

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I was the Senate
intern and also a first-year graduate student at the University of Wyoming . Humphrey, who came and spoke to us from this very rostrum. And within a
few years of working under this capitol dome I had the privilege of working in
the White House. Sure enough, Al Simpson did
run for the Senate, sure enough, somebody else got their fanny kicked. The President explained he was going to have to veto the bill, and
then he listened for a minute, and then he laughed and hung up. He said, well, I told him I was going to have
to veto his bill. And he said, that's okay. (Laughter and applause. And in my current office, I see the strength of the American people
in a time of testing, and the resolve of the President who leads us today.

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" In fact, Judge Alito has the strong
support of all 54 of his former clerks, regardless of their political beliefs.)
On the Republican side, every time I visit this capitol my thoughts turn
to Stan Hathaway, and the man who actually arranged for me to work here.
(Laughter.S.)
Another legendary representative of our state in the nation's capital was,
of course, Cliff Hansen. He's well
remembered still in the nation's capital for his integrity and his
independence, his good humor, and his complete devotion to the causes of those
people who elected him. MST

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The University of Wyoming has played a very important role in our lives. But there's
another very prominent building downtown -- the old Union Pacific Railroad
Depot -- and it has been part of the skyline since the 19th Century , and we're
delighted that the Secretary of the Interior this week designated the Depot as
a National Historic Landmark. (Laughter and applause. Not that
we didn't try. It made me feel so good I took the rest of the day off. The President decided he was going to have to
veto the bill anyway, so he asked me to get Cliff on the phone so that he
could tell him personally that he was about to veto this bill that had an
important Hansen amendment on it.) I've often had the chance since to remind him
those three electoral votes came in mighty handy.)
These five years have turned out to be a period of extraordinary
consequence in the life of this nation. Their prime targets are the United States and the
American people -- so we have a continuing responsibility to lead in this
fight .

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As a citizen I've always appreciated all the advantages of our state --
our tremendous resource base; the independence and decency of our people; and
the duty we feel to be good stewards of the land and the life around us.) And he didn't say fanny.C.) Al and his brother Pete come from one of the
great Wyoming families -- and we all remember their dad and mom, Governor
Milward Simpson and Lorna. And as the President said in the State of the Union, "We are in this
fight to win -- and we are winning.

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In the past, leading Democratic senators have called the ABA
rating the "gold standard" for judicial nominees. Judge Alito has demonstrated that he is eminently qualified to serve
on our nation's highest court, and America is fortunate to have a man of his
integrity and intellect willing to serve. It
provided me with a first class education at a price I could afford, thanks to
the generous support of the university by the people of Wyoming and the
Wyoming State Legislature .)
It was a very different time. And
thanks to many far-sighted decisions over the years -- from water development,
to good schools, to a climate that favors free enterprise, to the mineral
trust fund, our state has been governed very well.
So I contacted the Senator on the phone , passed the phone to the
President.)
In those days with President Ford I was still pretty young -- at 34, I
believe the youngest person to be chief of staff. Challenges have come to us in legion,
and we have seen the land we love come under direct attack.

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He has more prior judicial experience than any
Supreme Court nominee in more than 70 years.
Judge Alito has also earned broad support from his fellow judges on the
Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
(Applause. Because we're a state with a small
population, and because we're a Western state, we've held close to the ideal
of the citizen legislator.) Al Simpson and I were always laboring to elect
Republican governors, and over the years we recruited some fine people to run
-- among them Pete Simpson, John Ostlund, and Warren Morton.
It's been my privilege to work with a number of Democratic Governors over the
years on Wyoming issues, including Ed Herschler, Mike Sullivan, and Dave
Freudenthal. House of Representatives . I understand, Mr. President.)
In all the time since then, I've been fortunate to see the greatness of
America from many vantage points.

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"
Judge Alito received the American Bar Association's highest possible
rating -- a unanimous "well-qualified. The
voters put a high value on authenticity , plain speaking, and civility. Another leading Democrat I remember and respected is Gale McGee,
who came from his academic background and won three elections to the United
States Senate. He was a great man.
Cliff retired from politics some years ago, but he's still going strong up
in Jackson , and later this year he'll mark his 94th birthday.
Cliff showed that devotion in every situation , and I recall one in
particular from the time I was serving as White House Chief of Staff for Jerry
Ford. As promised,
Cliff delivered the override.
Working with President Bush is an experience I've appreciated, but that I
had not anticipated. As most of you know, when I left the Pentagon in 1993 I
believed it was the end of my career in public service. And for better than a decade, I
proudly answered to the title of "the gentleman from Wyoming. (Applause.

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Remarks by Vice President Cheney at the 2006 Wyoming Legislature Budget Session

It's a pleasure to be in your company today , and to all the Wyoming
Legislature I bring good wishes from our President, George W. (Laughter . Al is a statesman, one of the truly great sons of
Wyoming, and I'm proud to count him as a colleague and a friend. But every so often, somebody comes along who
immediately commands a certain kind of authority and respect. For various reasons, he didn't like this particular bill,
although it had an amendment on it that had been added by Cliff Hansen -- that
Cliff cared very much about.)
Well, as President Ford knew, the Senator from Wyoming was not given to
exaggeration. It was too brief an experience, since we ended up losing the 1976
election -- and I thereby became the youngest former chief of staff.
(Applause.
Another man who served as Vice President, Harry Truman, used to say, "I
tried never to forget who I was and where I'd come from and where I would go
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One of Judge Alito's former clerks, who describes herself as a "left-
leaning Democrat ," says this about Sam Alito: "He's a man of great decency,
integrity, and character." This judge went on to say that, if confirmed, Judge Alito "will
serve as a marvelous and distinguished associate justice.
This past week, Judge Alito gained the endorsement of Pennsylvania's
Democratic Governor , Ed Rendell.
I'm grateful to Judge Alito, his wife Martha, and the Alito children for
their patience and dignity during the process. It's a wonderful experience to be
greeted with such warmth by the leaders of our great state.
And this was our way of saying thank you, and of making certain that future
generations have the same opportunities that we've enjoyed.
(Laughter.) So Al and I both arrived in Washington as freshman legislators
after the 1978 election. The President and I were upstairs in the family quarters in the White
House one night, going over legislation." (Applause .

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She says this about Judge Alito: "His
approach to judging is not about personal ideology or ambition , but about hard
work and devotion to law and justice. Seven of them took the extraordinary step of
testifying on his behalf before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Former Chief
Judge Ed Becker -- who sat with Judge Alito on more than 1,000 cases -- said
this about his colleague: "He's a real judge, deciding each case on the facts
and the law, not on his personal views.)
And Lynne and I are pleased to have the university as the recipient of a
gift from the trust we set up in 2001 , just before I became Vice President.)
In all his years as a U.
I'm also proud to have served with our longtime senior senator, Malcolm
Wallop, a rancher and a patriot who served in the legislature before going to
Washington.
I ended up joining the ticket for the first election in the 21st Century,
which turned out to be one of the truly historic contests.

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MST

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Mr.)
Andy McMaster was president of the Senate, Cliff Hansen was our governor; and
I was getting my first taste of politics as a legislative intern. Not
only did it teach me a great deal about the legislative process, but it also
sparked a fascination with the business of government that stayed with me for
a lifetime.
(Laughter. senator, Al was the same person -- taking his
job seriously, but always keeping his humility. As promised, the President delivered the veto.
Thank you very much.)

END 11:34 A.

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It's been four years since I last visited the State Capitol -- and more
than four decades since the first time I stepped foot into this chamber, back
in 1965. Out there we could learn a
thing or two from the tone and spirit of the Wyoming State Legislature. We've taken up
the work of delivering justice to freedom's enemies, and liberating brutalized
people, and serving the cause of liberty and peace in a troubled region of the
world.
But I can tell you that of the many privileges I've had as an elected
official, that first one will always carry special significance.

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" Another former clerk worked on
Senator Kerry's presidential campaign. You had to know every legislator, be
there when they needed you, and remember how they wanted their coffee., or campaigning all
across the country .