by Sixstrings » Mon 01 Jun 2009, 17:02:41
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cbxer55', 'B')oy is that opening a can of worms! Anyone remember Miguel Estrada? After aggressively blocking Estrada's nomination to a federal appeals court during Bush's first term solely on the grounds that he is Hispanic and was likely headed for the Supreme Court -- according to Senate Democrat staff memos -- now Democrats have the audacity to rave that Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice!
If Sotomayor is not more empathetic than Estrada, liberals at least consider her more Hispanic -- an interesting conclusion inasmuch as Sotomayor was born in New York and Estrada was born in Honduras.
Forty-four of 48 Senate Democrats voted to filibuster Estrada's nomination to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, with congressman and professional Hispanic Raul Grijalva assuring them that just because "he happens to be named 'Estrada' does not give him a free ride."
The truth is liberals couldn't care less about Sotomayor being Hispanic. Indeed, liberals often have trouble telling Hispanic people apart, as James Carville illustrated on "Good Morning America" Wednesday morning when he kept confusing Miguel Estrada with Alberto Gonzales.

Niely made point, CB.

You are right, of course politics ALWAYS comes before gender and race. But it's the Republicans who have made race an issue with this nomination. They have a bit of a point about that ruling over the firefighters.
But what's deplorable is that the Repubs are being so dramatic about it with the "Latino racist" slur. They are INTENTIONALLY trying to stoke the fire of white anger towards minorities. This is the ultimate in psychological projection, fanning the flames of white racism by charging their opponents with racism!
To be clear, I'm no Sotomayor fanboy. If anything, I have concerns that perhaps the most qualified nominee was not selected because the administration did, in fact, want a "latino woman." Both sides have made this mistake, the Republicans wanted a black (and nominated the less-than-stellar Thomas) and then they wanted a woman (and they offered up the embarassingly unqualified Hariett Myers).
The Repubs really don't need to resort to race baiting to criticize this nominee -- there are more legitimate questions, like her emotional stability on the bench and her intellectual suitability for the highest court.
But these are minor points in the end, and this woman IS going to get confirmed. The Senate repubs KNOW they have to stop beating up on Latinos or they'll never escape from the electoral wilderness. The fact remains folks, you cannot win national elections with just Southern white votes anymore.
This little nomination drama over Sotomayor is a moot point -- she's gonna get confirmed, and the balance of power on the court hasn't changed anyway. All that the Repubs are doing is trying to scare up some angry white votes -- that didn't work for them in the last election, and it ain't gonna work going forward.(unless Obama bankrupts the nation, then all hail our new overlord Mitt Romney

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