Lots and lots of buzz today about Sonia Sotomayor as a leading candidate to replace tha Soot. She's rocketing to the top of the pop charts. Here's what National Journal has to say about her. Excerpt:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd CircuitAge: 54
Details: One of the nation's most prominent Hispanic judges, she is liberal and very smart. Born to a Puerto Rican family and raised in a Bronx housing project, she won highest honors at Princeton and distinction at Yale Law School. She was an assistant district attorney and commercial litigator before becoming a federal district judge and, in 1998, an appellate court judge.
Great personal story, and at 54, she'd be on the court for 30 years. But she'd be terrible on the question of race and diversity says Ed Whelan.
From the left, Joe Conason says Sotomayor is a progressive dream. But he doesn't really explain why, except that she's a liberal Latina who drives conservatives crazy. I guess that's all it takes for Conason.
Anybody know much substantive about Sotomayor's legal philosophy? Let's hear it.
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It's a good ting to have motherly love exemplified in the public eye.
Easy Roseanny Barr bares resemblance to Justice Sonya Sotomayor.
Wow, I missed all this idiocy about Puerto Rico.
Sorry guys, in my book if it is not a state, or part of the very special, one-off arrangement worked out for D.C., it is not 'part' of the US. We may call it a 'commonwealth' , but it is a colony. And one that is draining on our finances, like just about all colonies are, whether through tax breaks or through direct welfare payments.
http://englishfirst.org/puerto/puertofacts.htm
Puerto Rico has it's own Olympic team, 90% of its high school grads don't speak English well. It's per capita income is half of the poorest state's.
Again, why are we still subsidizing it. Viva el Puerto Rico independiente!
THis women can help inspire many other young women in the world, anything is possible which became believable after President Obama took oath, more becomes possible as we the people today are ale to accept the diversity in our country. I am a 16 year old high school student and just like Rosa Parks, or Madam C J Walker, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has become apart of my life and inspiration toward success. I am truely proud of Judge Sotomayor for her accomplishment and bravery,
Thank you so much Judge Sotomayo, I wish you the best of luck.
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