SCOTUS Day

One of the worst kept secrets in Washington has been Obama’s short list of nominees for the Supreme Court. Speculation on that topic began before Obama was even inaugurated and Sonia Sotomayer’s name has been kicked around for at least that long. Therefore, it should surprise no one that she gets the nod, potentially becoming the first Hispanic and third woman to serve. In other non-surprising developments, the Republicans will attempt to paint her as a crazy liberal activist judge that wants to force pornography and abortions upon your teenagers (or some such other nonsense). Senators McConnell and Cornyn are spoiling for a fight over Sotomayer , if for no other reason than kicking the shit out of a liberal woman is what those assholes consider fun (think of Hillary’s treatment as First Lady). Something tells me that this confirmation hearing is going to put a ding in the GOP’s Hispanic outreach efforts…