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President Bush's nomination of Miguel Estrada for a federal judgeship has exposed sharp divisions among Latinos, who are weighing the possibility of having one of their own on a fast track to the US Supreme Court against a fear that the minority group's interests could be harmed if the Senate confirms the conservative lawyer of Honduran descent.

So in the end it comes down to conservative versus the left wing in the Latino community as well as the non Latino community and the RACE should not be played by the GOP >

Latinos know what etnicity Estrada is

Latinos know what etnicity Estrada is.

Yes, he's Honduran. And if you think that a Mexican or a Puerto Rican or a Cuban-American all think that he and they are the same ethnic group, you're mistaken.

''There's a dirty little secret in the Hispanic community,'' said Jennifer Braceras, a member of the US Commission on Civil Rights. ''There's a real intra-Hispanic community rivalry. There's a real feeling in the Mexican-American community that the first Latino Supreme Court nominee should be Mexican-American.''

This could be a problem for Estrada and what they mean by him not being "hispanic" enough. I think the GOP should drop the race part, quit thinking that Estrada will get them sure elections and just get him in on his qualifications ---- they should turn it around on the democrats and emphasize that his race or ethnic background isn't a factor. They're letting the democrats get the upper hand when the democrats can say he's not hispanic enough and the GOP tries to prove he is ---instead they should say that is not a factor.