Ace - How Hard Should Republicans And Conservatives Fight Sotomayor? - "But what the Republicans and conservatives must do is use this opportunity to layout what they believe in when it comes to the proper role of judges in our system. They should put Senators from nominally ‘red states’ like Ben Nelson, Byron Dorgan and Blanche Lincoln into the uncomfortable position of defending and pushing this very liberal activist judge over the top."
I agree as I said in my post earlier this morning
Doubleplusundead -alexthechicks Initial thoughts + legal geekery on Sotomayor - "So yes, yes, I am concerned. And yes, I do believe it is fair to oppose her nomination if Judge Sotomayor believes that decisions are to be policy based rather than based on the interpretation of the law. Judicial philosophy is a fair, indeed I would say primary, reason to oppose a nominee."
Who knew alexthechick could blog about anything but shoes? Just Kidding :-)
Flopping Aces - Obama Plays Race, Sex and Ideology Cards with Supreme Court Pick - Being fair at the very least the ideology card always comes into play when a Supreme Court pick is made
Hot Air - Obama losing on Gitmo - "No wonder Dick Cheney’s popularity is rebounding. While Barack Obama continues to insist that the detention center at Guantanamo Bay makes the US less safe, the majority of American voters disagree with that statement. Almost a majority favors keeping it open, according to Rasmussen’s latest polling on the subject, and by more than a 2-1 difference oppose moving any of its detainees to the United States, as suggested by the administration"
Instapundit - ILYA SOMIN ON THE SOTOMAYOR PICK - "I am also not favorably impressed with her notorious statement that ‘a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.’ Not only is it objectionable in and of itself, it also suggests that Sotomayor is a committed believer in the identity politics school of left-wing thought. Worse, it implies that she believes that it is legitimate for judges to base decisions in part based on their ethnic or racial origins."
I just have to wonder how many other little gems like this statement Judge Sotomayor has left scattered about over the years. This could be a bruising fight
Powerline - Lawyers assessments of Judge Sotomayor
I liked the Che Guevara In Robes line but couldn't figure out how to work it in :-P
Slashdot - The Washington Post reports that President Obama is set to appoint a 'Cybersecurity czar with a broad mandate':
Conservative blogs to be declared a cybersecurity threat?
Nice Deb - Payback Time: Review Finds Closing Chrysler Dealerships Were Republican Donors - "of those who contributed to political campaigns, every single one had donated almost exclusively to GOP candidates. While this isn’t an exhaustive review, it does have some ominous implications if it can be verified."
This seems a bit raw even for a Chicago politician. More from Doug Ross @ journal
RightWing Sparkle - The case against Sotomayor
The Other McCain - What's Wrong With the North Bronx - "So I woke up and heard Judge Sotomayor giving her speech accepting the Supreme Court nomination. And she was like "South Bronx" this and "South Bronx" that, and after a while, I start saying to myself, dang, y'all, girl representin' here.
I'm pretty sure she threw some gang signs and name-checked Biggie and Tupac . . ."
You're probably going to hell, or at least preventive detention for that one
Breaking as I work on this - CA Prop 8 upheld but 18,000 gay marriages still valid
BBC - Vatican Radio to air advertising - Vatican Radio - the voice of the Roman Catholic church - is going commercial in July to meet rising costs.
first in line Planned Parenthood
Update from Powerline - The talking points on Sotomayor - The talking point portraying Sotomayor as a "moderate" is probably the most interesting of the batch. This is not the view of lawyers who practice before her, as reflected in the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary. As for the claim that she agrees with Republican-appointed colleagues in 95 percent of cases, this statistic will need to be examined against those of other judges. Unlike with the Supreme Court, litigants have an automatic right to appeal to federal courts of appeals such as the one Sotomayor sits on. Thus, unlike the Supreme Court, federal courts of appeal receive a large volume of cases as to which there is no serious controversy
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