President Obama nominated federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court yesterday, putting her in line to become the nation’s first Hispanic justice and creating a difficult political equation for Republicans as they weigh how aggressively to fight her appointment. Full Story »
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The Post quotes several strategists and a collection of Senators, Republican and Democrat, in an attempt to sift through the political posturing and figure out how the GOP will approach Sotomayer's confirmation hearings. The paper was largely unsuccessful. The more revealing quotes came from a Republican consultant and an unnamed source.
Critics also targeted her support for affirmative action, with Rush Limbaugh calling her a “reverse racist” in his syndicated radio program, citing a case in ... More »
a fair but sparse report of the relatively low-key characteristics of the congressional republican response to the nomination of judge sotomayor. i wish more had been said of the non-congressional conservatives' response.
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