[Verginius Rufus]

It was a given that whoever Barry picked would be a hardline leftwing pro-abortion judicial activist. After Souter made his announcment Sotomayor was discussed a lot, and I think the view was put forward that she wasn’t as strong an intellect as some of the other people being mentioned...so she may have less impact on the Court than if a more high-powered individual had been selected.

[americanophile]

If she styles herself a ‘wise Latina woman,’ than we can expect her not to sit there quietly...she'll be a boisterous, activist, in-your-face kind of justice...whatever the relative strength of her intellect.