Notable and Quotable

“It is a troubling philosophy for any judge — let alone one nominated to our highest court — to convert empathy into favoritism for particular groups.”

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

On Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s federal appeals court ruling last year against white firefighters alleging reverse discrimination in a challenge to a decision by New Haven, Conn., to scrap a promotion test because too few minorities qualified.

“I just wanted to say ... ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him — so much.”

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Michael Jackson’s 11-year-old daughter, during a memorial in Los Angeles.