Posted on 05/28/2009 1:37:24 PM PDT by kellynla
WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is part political reality — and, seemingly, part Republican strategy.
The longest-serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee tells CNN Radio that as things stand now, Sonia Sotomayor is headed for a Supreme Court confirmation.
"If there are no otherwise disqualifying matters here, it appears to me she will probably be confirmed," Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Thursday.
Hatch is acknowledging the Senate landscape. Democrats could have 60 votes in the chamber if Minnesota's Al Franken is seated, and they now hold a 12 to 7 majority on the Judiciary Committee.
But as he speaks to Sotomayor's strength, Hatch is also digging the first Republican battle line on her nomination: the schedule.
"If the Democrats don't overplay their hand and don't try to rush this too much, the process will go well, they'll be better off, she'll get confirmed," he said, again adding that is if no new concerns come to light.
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Treason.
Hatch is such an idiot, he’s giving idiots a bad name!
Absolutely agree.
If you really want to defeat this nominee, the way to do it is to find out whether she has ever hired an illegal alien or not paid social secutiry taxes on her housekeeper. Those have sunk other nominees and seems to be an unpardonable sin in Washington worse than failing to pay income taxes.
The other option is to circulate a photoshopped picture of her attending a pro-life rally. Short of those two things, she’s in.
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