I’m not particularly sold on Sonia Sotomayor one way or the other, other than to believe that nothing good could ever come from Obama. My lawyer colleagues here on Redstate are much better versed on the merits of her rulings and arguments in the courtroom, but they are not necessarily free to pass judgment on them, as there could be conflicts of interest in the future. It does seem that while she is certainly not a nominee that would come from a Republican president, she could be less harmful than some of the alternatives.
Despite what one thinks of her potential benefit or damage to the rule of law in the United States, it seems that Ms. Sotomayor’s journey to the Supreme Court bench has hit a couple of speed bumps. First it was her borderline-racist statements implying that a “wise Latina” judge would reach better conclusions than a “white male who hasn’t lived that life,” and the fact that her comments were not an isolated incident, contrary to the spin of the Obama administration. That particular episode seemed to be defused by th administration, as it seems to (at the time) have had little impact on her popularity. But it appears the latest, more significant courtroom events have had an impact on the public’s perception of Ms. Sotomayor.
