CNN 2010-07-01（在线收听）

very close friend of mine, one of my mentors, Robert C. Byrd, he passed away today. He was the, we lost a dean of the United States Senate, but also the State of West Virginia lost its most fierce advocate, and as I said, I lost a dear friend. From his 51 years, the longest tenure of any member in Congressness of the United States,  Robert C. Byrd was a tough, compassionate and outspoken leader and dedicated above all else to making a life better for the people of the Mountain State, his state, the  state of West Virginia. He never lost sight of home.

The country have cannot capped the oiled well. How can they stockpile thousands of atomic bombs inside the US, and in countries like Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan and elsewhere around the world where the US has bases, how have they stockpiled these, how can they protect them? Now that the major part of humanity is in danger, in danger of mismanagement of US officials over their stockpiled bombs, they can never use them.

What I would like to suggest to the mayor, though, is he take those millions of dollars that he spent in litigation or continues to spend in litigation, use that to improve his education system in the city of Chicago, use that to entice his employers to bring worthwhile jobs in the city of Chicago.

To those who would prey upon the citizen of the city of Chicago, to the criminals, I would like to say that Chicago crime buffet is over. We are not prey.

I believe that fair-minded people will find her judicial philosophy well within the legal mainstream. I welcome questions to Solicitor General Kagan about judicial independence, but I’d urge senators on both sides to be fair, there is no basis to question her integrity, and no one should presume that this intelligent woman, who has excelled during every part of her varied distinguished career, lacks independence, and the accentual judicial nominees understand that, as judges, they are not members of any administration.