The marketing of Sonia Sotomayor

Liberal activists who have expressed reservations about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor have done her a favor. Instead of coming across as an unalloyed darling of the left, cheered by liberals and scorned by conservatives, she is now politically positioned in the “middle” — exactly where a high court hopeful awaiting confirmation hearings wants to be. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.8
by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 3, 2009

The article provides balanced coverage of the nomination struggle. It is a bit horse-race oriented rather than going into any of the issues in depth. Feldmann suggests the lack of evidence will leave conservatives without a rallying point, but forgets that the radical right is not reality based and will rally with fear, lies, and bluster despite the lack of any evidence.

Given the last eight years, the question of limitations on presidential and corporate power should be the prime issues to examine.

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