Estrada sounds like a brilliant legal mind, an original intent devotee, a great man and yes ... his story is an American treasure.
This is a pissing match over the Hispanic vote that is unwinnable for the GOP in fillibuster. The battle over a Bush recess appointment of Estrada, necessitated by this Democrat sleaze, is nothing BUT winnable for Bush and the GOP because it will be waged in the light of day.
I don't care what your view of our immigration scene is, every individual who has come here legally or illegally has come here to attain the life and success that Miguel Estrada has EARNED. It's nothing but a winner, regardless if the immigrant is Mexican, Somali, Jamaican or Russian, here leglally or illegally, taking welfare benefits or not. Unless they are here conducting organized crime or plotting murder and mayhem, Estrada's story is an American jewel and every immigrant, i.e every American, can be uplifted by this fact of our blessing as Americans. It's his life, his success and his fulfillment of the human quest that resonates, and yeah ... Hispanics can identify more than others. But, it's his talent and achievement that works, not his country of birth or race. It's Americas beauty ... and if the RATS mess with that, they're history. They won't.