Obama Taps Sonia Sotomayor
Not much of a surprise this morning as President Obama selected frontrunner Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. She’s female, latino, and liberal. Those are the basics anyway. Oh yeah, she’s also the judge that stopped the Major League Baseball strike in 1995.
I wonder if she’ll go on Oprah. At the very least, I expect Maya Rudolph to return to Saturday Night Live for this one.
Rather than pretend I’ve followed her career since the 90s, I’ll give you two breakdowns on the fresh pick. Michelle Malkin and the New York Times have both already weighed in.
You can bet the confirmation fight will go from snippy to snooty to snotty to plain ol’ nasty in a flash. Sotomayor believes America often needs fixin’ and the bench is a great place to start. That means conservatives will cringe as she attempts to dress up past rulings and writings.
The battle should make for an interesting summer. I doubt Sotomayor will spend that time watching baseball though.
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