Sonia Sotomayor. You can't pronounce it S-O-T-O....M-A-Y-O-R. Like a Mayor of a city. No...you have to pronounce it with a certain Spanish inflection.... rolling the R. Thusly..... Soto-Mayorrrr.
Lindsey Grahamesty (Rush's name for him after he tried to pass the Shamesty Bill with McCain) tried to grill her but then added "he liked her". He also said, "unless there was a complete meltdown she was a shoe in to be confirmed". A real grill-master that one.
Republicans are in a war they can not win.Strategically, Obama really gave us the high hard one. For starters he could have appointed someone akin to Adolph Hitler and there is nothing the Republicans can do about it! But now, as the they oppose Soto-Mayorrr, they will be perceived in the spotlight as being against women and Hispanics.
Besides the "wise Latino" comment she made:
"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life."
Imagine if a white guy said:
"I would hope that a wise Caucasian male with the richness of his experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion then a Black or Hispanic who hasn't lived that life"."
There would be no confirmation hearing because he would have been ridden out of town on a rail!
I think what sticks out is 8 out of 10 of the most important legal decisions she ever made were later overturned by a higher court. It is good in one way because the bad decisions she made were corrected. The killer is she was born June 25, 1954. She has a projected life expectancy of 27.1 years. Since Supreme Court Justices serve a life term (something that should be corrected) she has 27.1 years of making bad decisions.
In the future the fireman are revisited:
In 2010 the FRA (better know has the Fireman Reform Act) is passed by congress. It dictates that White fireman that take a test for a promotion and pass, while Black an Hispanic fireman take the same test and fail. The test then will be deemed invalid. Another law suit is filed and it goes to the Supreme Court. Soto-Mayorrr sides with congress.
In 2011 the FRA is amended by congress what is commonly called The Pelosi-Reid Amendment. It now is amended to read: If all White fireman take a test for promotion and fail, and all Black and Hispanic fireman pass the test, the test is deemed valid. A lawsuit is filed. Soto-Mayorrr sides with congress.
When asked how she came up with that decision she said, Hey.... What's fair is fair.
In 2012 you won't have to press one for English because that option will no longer be available. All boxes containing merchandise in Home Depot and Lowes, as with all retailers, will have Spanish on all four sides; thus avoiding the aggravating problem of turning the box around to find out what the hell it says in English. Once inside the box no more turning the directions up side down and inside out to read it in English because there won't be any.
Thank God that problem is resolved.
PS: I would like to extend my congratulations to Stuart Smalley on becoming a senator. From the fine state that also gave us Jesse Ventura.
Thanks Minnesota!
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