Posted on 06/03/2009 5:37:02 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
Unless something entirely unforeseen happens, confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will be a lovefest for the Democrats who run the Senate Judiciary Committee. There will be much talk about Sotomayor's historic opportunity to become the first Hispanic on the Court, about her inspiring background, and about the sterling qualifications she would bring to the job. Sotomayor will have the majority party strongly on her side, and odds are things will end happily for her.
For some Republicans, however, it will be hard to avoid thinking back a few years, to a confirmation hearing that didn't end happily at all. In 2001, President George W. Bush nominated former Justice Department lawyer Miguel Estrada to a seat on the federal courts of appeals. In that instance, as today, the nominee was was a Hispanic with a compelling story and impressive qualifications. And some of the very people who are today praising Sotomayor spent their time devising extraordinary measures to kill Estrada's chances.
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This is one reason why I have stopped watching TV news or listening to the radio since Obama stole the presidency. It makes me too upset.
On the other hand, I have tripled my resolve to throw these bums out of office.
It makes me sick...
Thank you! I needed that!
I have not turned on a news show since the day after the election. Since I “was” the only political and news junkie in the house noone else ever turns it on either.
He does? Par for the course. Before the end, will it say “we’re Beatrice”?
I STRONGLY suspect that there will be PLENTY more of where this came from in her rulings:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,”
And public outrage could be strong enough, the way things are unraveling for Obama. He's rapidly spending the political capital he garnered from the Election.
You have a point me thinks they protest too much.
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