Dr./Leader/Sen. Bill Frist is expected to tout his work on judges when he speaks at the Reagan dinner in Iowa. Here is an advance look at what he'll say according to remarks prepared for delivery obtained by ABC News:
"I went out to South Dakota in 2004. I went out to campaign for John Thune and to unseat the Democrats' chief obstructionist. Believe me & I was criticized. The Washington punditry said it was something that had never been done before by a Majority Leader. Well . . . neither was denying a qualified nominee a fair up or down vote . . . neither was subjecting these gifted jurists — and their families — to a gauntlet of character assassination. The Democratic leader lost. We won."
"I made it clear — abundantly clear — that obstruction would not be tolerated. We were going to stand on principle . . . the principle of fair up-or-down votes. We were going to restore 214 years of senate tradition. And I made it clear that I'd use the nuclear option to do it. The result: 6 of the President's nominees — each filibustered in the last Congress — are now proudly serving this nation as federal judges."
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