Sorry for the radio silence — I’m in charming Fort Collins, Colo., where I’ll be speaking tonight (I’m hoping for protesters!).
I’m sure Mark H. is right about Sotomayor’s being dumb and obnoxious, just as Derb is right about her being female and Hispanic is all the matters. But I’d add that the Hispanic part is the main attraction for this administration. Since there isn’t going to be an amnesty this year (or next), and since the Raza crowd actually thinks (mistakenly) that Obama owes his victory to them, the White House has to throw them something or they’ll start to get really peeved. So an Hispanic Supreme Court justice is an almost mandatory consolation prize for the amnesty folks.