Associated Press:U.S. President Barack Obama tapped U.S. Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Two officials described Obama's decision on condition of anonymity because no formal announcement had been made.
Administration officials say Sotomayor would bring more judicial experience to the Supreme Court than any justice confirmed in the past 70 years.
First nominated to the Federal bench by George HW Bush in 1991 and elevated to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1997, Sotomayor should have support from both sides of the aisle. But these aren't typical times and the loyal opposition isn't exactly rational these days. Obama could nominate anyone at all -- even an identical twin to Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas -- and the GOP would oppose the nomination as too liberal. See, it comes from Barack Obama, who's supposed to be the most liberal president ever, so any judge he nominates will logically be a terr'ist sympathizer and a commie.
Never mind that Obama's not the most liberal president ever -- Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are two Republican presidents I can think of who were more liberal than Obama -- and never mind that Sotomayor was originally nominated by Bush the elder. Sonia Sotomayor is the most liberal judge any president has ever nominated to the Supreme Court. At least, that'll be the predictable spin coming from the right.
Trust me. It's going to get stupid... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
