[Partisan Hack]

The Democrats oppose this guy because of his politics, not his race. Our claims of racism will backfire.

[BaBaStooey]

Durbin up now.

[swheats]

We, if you mean Republican, are not claiming racism. We're claiming the rule of law. I think Bennett laid it out clearly this morning.

[Lancey Howard]

The Democrats oppose this guy because of his politics, not his race. Our claims of racism will backfire.

Yeah, Republicans may no longer be able to count on their overwhelming minority base.
Get real.

[The Electrician]

The Democrats have used false charges of racism as a key strategy for years. The best way to nullify their ability to use phony charges of racism as a bludgeon is to turn it against them.

[PortugeeJoe]

Wrong!!! Its because of his politics AND his race combined. If he were a white guy they would probably not be filibustering. If he said he supported Roe vs. Wade they would vote for him so fast your head would spin.

[G Larry]

No!
They say they are upset because they can't find his politics
documented anywhere.

[Goodman26]

Our claims of racism will backfire.

Yeah. I think, if this guy is truely the most qualified, then his GOP supporters never should've made reference to his race. Now, the soft GOP senators are going to think, "Gee, we had so much trouble with this conservative, even though he was hispanic. In the future, we can only appoint (1.) people less conservative, or (2.) people with even more politically correct personal attributes."

Unfortunately, that will be the take-away for the Orin Hatch types.

This episode, regardless of how it turns out, hardly opens the door for race-blind appointments of true conservatives, as Bush probably was hoping. It is disappointing that we led down this road, when we control both houses of Congress and the White House.