It's good to see Barry O is having a little fun with the perks of the Presidency. He has nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Her academic qualifications are as good as any man ever nominated. She was a crime busting New York district attorney. She's been a judge for a long time, originally brought to he Federal bench by George H. W. Bush. She continues in the Obama mold of high level, high powered, pro choice, Catholic women nominees. She has an established paper trail and it's a liberal one. She's an up from the bootstraps kind of girl, who will generate fans from a lot of corners. The East Coast, ethnic working classes, the Caribbean community, all Hispanics, feminists in general, Catholic women in general, perhaps all women in general. Many that support her will be of humble origin but very conservative in both social and political outlook. They will not see her support for entitlement programs and anti discrimination as inappropriate at all but rather needed help for new members of society on the way up. They will not see her pro choice views as anything but a women's right to control her own life and body, something still sadly lacking in many of the cultures that make up America.
Another very interesting constituency she appeals to is the insulin dependent diabetic community. This is a large and fast growing segment of the American population, that often feels discriminated against and left out of the mainstream. It could be an interesting twist.
All things considered, it would be a good thing if the Senate confirms Sonia quickly but it will be even better if they don't. Foiling her confirmation would cause the Republican party an untold amount of damage and then leave Barry free to nominate someone even more liberal and with a more positive long term health outlook, more conducive to an extended term on the Court.
Good Luck Republicans. Try a little bite of Sonia.
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