but elee -- elena camped out in the vice president's office off the senate floor, shuttling back and forth to the white house. she worked day and night equally with both sides of the aisle, working every angle, thinking through every single approach. and on the eve of the commerce committee's markup, things appeared to be falling apart, something we're all too familiar with here. but elena simply wasn't going to let that happen. that was an unacceptable outcome. she got together with th republican senators and staff and she listened carefully and she helped all of us to meet the last-minute objections. it was classic elena. she saw a path forward when most people saw nothing but deadlines. and it led to a 19-1 vote to pass the bill out of committee. a mark of bipartisanship and consensus building that few believed was possible. that's what i believe elena kagan will bring to the court. she was tough. tenacious in argument when necessary. but she also knew when it was necessary to strike a compromise. she had a knack for knowing how to win people other. an ability to make people see t

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