Whose Really Attacking Sotomayor

[Marcus Bryant]

The overhauling mythology is the elitist coterie that elevates *undeserving minorities* to prominence, or *lynches * them in the press if they are too conservative.

For me the irony is that Sotomayor might turn out to be among the more conservative picks on Obama's list for this job.

How might you define "conservative" in this context?

[EricB]

Yay more racists!

[Winehole23]

How might you define "conservative" in this context?

I probably put accent in the wrong place. Saying she's *not all that liberal* is probably closer to the mark. She appears to be clearly more conservative than Souter on issues of civil liberty and state power.

[FromWayDowntown]

I probably put accent in the wrong place. Saying she's *not all that liberal* is probably closer to the mark. She appears to be clearly more conservative than Souter on issues of civil liberty and state power.

I agree with this and believe that confirmation of Judge Sotomayor might actually nudge the Court slightly more to the right in a general sense. There seems to be a much better chance that she'll side with the Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito block in at least some cases -- moreso than there was with Justice Souter -- also making Justice Kennedy's vote slightly less important.

[Winehole23]

Kenneth Starr endorses Sotomayor.

[coyotes_geek]

That was a name I was hoping to never see again.

[TeyshaBlue]

That was a name I was hoping to never see again.

ROFL...his brother, Jerry cuts my Dad's hair.