First off, sorry about the lack of post. I have been sick and have just recovered in the last few days. I was in the hospital last week. As I have been trying to get back in the thick of things, I have had the Sotomeyor hearings, and there is no good reason to oppose her. She is intelligent and she can do the job. I come from the camp that if a nominated judge is qualified, then he or she ought to be confirmed. The only recent nomination that I would have opposed is Harriet Miers, which was a clear case of cronyism, something George W. Bush had a problem with in general.
Getting back to Sotomeyor those, she appears to be a mainstream liberal. Obama won the election and he should be able to get his pick. She has a great story and I see no reason she cannot do the job. Her “wise Latina” comment was clearly not smart and I would even say it was a racist comment, but saying a racist comment does not make her a racist. The hearings have been called “boring,” but I disagree. I think the Republicans have been strong, yet fair. I think she has clearly been coached like crazy, but the whole reason that happens is the absurdity of this whole process.
The Senate should just make she the pick is on the up and up, and instead they use it to flex their own mussels and advance their own agenda. I hope that a good number of Republicans vote for her and this horrible precedent that started with Bork and has gotten worse can finally unwind. It will do the whole country a lot of good.
