UPDATE: Meant to add that what I have read so far is far from promising -- (in fact, I think it sucks) a liberal, and while intelligent, her main selling point seems to be that she is Hispanic. (I always thought Cardozo was Hispanic too but I guess not.) In any case, I want to read the lefty talking points before weighing this nomination.
UPDATE: Looks like the President who transcends race was very comfortable with a pick that is all about identity politics:
In her speech, Judge Sotomayor questioned the famous notion — often invoked by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her retired Supreme Court colleague, Sandra Day O’Connor — that a wise old man and a wise old woman would reach the same conclusion when deciding cases.
“I would hope 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,” said Judge Sotomayor, who is now considered to be near the top of President Obama’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
Good thing that we will be deciding cases not on the law but on life experience. BTW - Do all members of a particular group have the same life experience? Also, I thought with the election of Obama that race was no longer gonna be an issue.
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