When hearings begin today on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court, Republicans on the Senate committee plan to portray her as apart from the mainstream on racial issues - a strategy intended to send a message to President Obama in deciding future nominations: Think twice before picking a liberal. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
The analysis in this story is old news at this point. I suppose the Globe chose to recap it now that confirmation is underway. Still, there are some things that barely need mention here -- like whether Sotomayor alone will alter the court's ideological makeup.
Informative overview of how Republican plan to use Judge Sotomayor's confirmation hearings to influence President Obama's future Supreme Court nominations. This short article cites observations from a number of GOP and conservative leaders, which helps provide more context about this important news event.
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