Cassidy cast the deciding vote for Todd Blanche. He says he almost voted no.

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, the Republican whose vote made Todd Blanche attorney general, said Sunday that the decision took "an intense 48 hours" and that he nearly went the other way.Cassidy choked up on the Senate floor Friday while announcing his support. Asked about it on CBS's Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, he offered an unusually personal explanation."My voice cracked because my wife thinks it's endearing. I think it's embarrassing," Cassidy said. "But sometimes you're aware of the incredible privilege of representing your state and your nation."He described reading history books as a boy. "I'd read about these great decisions on the Senate floor, and the fact that I have the ability to participate," he said. "Whenever I just for a second am hit by the gravity of that an