Do we want a smart Communist, or do we want a stupid Communist? Seems to me, we want a stupid Communist. Which is why Sotomayer should be confirmed....
She will be.
What the Republicans should not do is filibuster or mount any strong effort to stop her, and they certainly should not follow the advice of the "moderates" and remain quiet.
What they should do is loudly repeat her own words, shed the light of day on the dirty deed she did to those firefighters, and ask her about those things during the confirmation hearings.
If I may add what I believe to be an even more important element in the mix, one I hope national writers will soon come to see, it is this:
Her puny mind and talentless written opinions and rhetorical lack of persuasion will prove such a metaphorical slap at the other eight justices that they will resent Obama and hold him responsible for his rank offense in nominating her.
In other words, whether liberal or conservative, whether we like them personally or not, the remaining justices do have core principles and can argue soberly, forcefully, and intellectually for their opinions. This justice will be a vote, nothing more, a reflection of the sordid discernment of the equally unaccomplished pantywaist in the WH.
Regards . . . Penny