Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., had this to say about Judge Sotomayor:
“There’s been no significant finding against her, there’s been no public uprising against her. . . I will support her, I’ll be proud for her, the community she represents, and the American dream she shows is possible.”
Thank you, Senator.
From the AP, August 1, 2009:
WASHINGTON – The National Rifle Association‘s threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her. I applaud the following who are defying the NRA threat and voting for Judge Sotomayor:NRA A-plus-rated and NRA-endorsed Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, Montana
NRA A-rated Sen. Jon Tester, Montana
NRA A-rated and NRA-endorsed Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
Thank you, gentlemen, for doing what is right. (Now, if only you would put your guns away . . . . )
Lindsay Graham said at the start of the Sotomayor hearing that unless she had a meltdown, she was getting confirmed. And, further, he didn’t think she was going to have a meltdown. So why did we have to waste all that time? Just to allow us to showcase to the world the endemic and virulent prejudice that pulses below the surface of our society, and worse, at the highest levels of government?
Gee, Senator Graham, thanks for the reminder.