Breaking: Wise Latina now Justice Wise Latina
posted at 3:47 pm on August 6, 2009 by Allahpundit
68-31, with just nine Republicans voting yes. The era of voting based on qualifications is now well and truly dead, having fallen into a coma a few years ago when The One decided he couldn’t vote for Roberts and Alito because they didn’t have big enough hearts or something. The GOP’s going to play his game from now on. Oh well.
All but one of 60 Dems voted for Sotomayor; Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) missed the vote. Ailing Sens. Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) appeared on the floor in wheelchairs to vote yes.
Nine GOPers voted for her: Sens. Lamar Alexander (TN), Kit Bond (MO), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey Graham (SC), Judd Gregg (NH), Dick Lugar (IN), Mel Martínez (FL), Olympia Snowe (ME) and George Voinovich (OH).
The official swearing in is on Saturday. I don’t know what’s left to say at this point after weeks of blather, except maybe that there’s a fair chance of a bona fide Chris Matthews racial leg thrill this afternoon on “Hardball.” He had one just yesterday, in fact, in response to Clinton bringing home those two journalists from North Korea. Can he muster another today or does he need more, er, “recovery time”?
Update: Just to make it a little more painful for conservatives, Stuart Smalley did the honors.
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First Latina SCOTUS Justice.
I can’t wait until CNN covers her first historic fart.
Daggett on August 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM
I’m predicting another dip in Obama’s approval ratings as the fascist people of America backlash.
HondaV65 on August 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM
All you white boys better behave now
-getalife
Vashta.Nerada on August 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM
All Republicans who voted “Yes” for Sotomayor are moronic turds without an ouce of integrity. Utterly disgraceful.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Which means that controlling the Senate is more important than controlling the White House, as far as SC nominations go. That kind of blows.
BadgerHawk on August 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Her first ruling will be to outlaw Astroturf.
JammieWearingFool on August 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
I am glad that the Supreme Court will not be denied their bigot.
Lady Justice, you can now take off the blindfold.
tarpon on August 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Hide your guns and your property.. she will be out to get them…. Uh oh, I’d better go report myself.
kringeesmom on August 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Nine morons. She’s indicated how many times that she’ll rule based on factors outside of just the facts of the case? We’ve seen a shining example of how she thinks someone can’t possibly be discriminated against because he/she isn’t of the victim class.
And yet 9 morons vote for her. Do they really think the left won’t still scream “racist” at every possible chance?
amerpundit on August 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Laura in Maryland on August 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Yes, but exactly opposite to the way that you intended. Sotomayor is specifically qualified NOT to be on the Court.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM
If Chrissy’s leg thrill lasts more than 4 hours, does he need to see a doctor?
Darksean on August 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Last significant Obama victory in the Senate for a while.
elduende on August 6, 2009 at 3:52 PM
I hope they have Mariachis at the swearing in.
Cicero43 on August 6, 2009 at 3:53 PM
I’ve never felt more sorry for voting for a politician than I do for voting in Mel Martinez.
Well.. Charlie Crist is a close second.
Enoxo on August 6, 2009 at 3:53 PM
I don’t know how it works, deciding who “does the honors” like that, but Franken HAD to be on purpose fr that very reason.
Anyway, I’m not surprised. From the get-go, I knew she’d be confirmed. Sure…her qualifications are minimal at best. At worst, she’s a racist.
But there are dozens or more farther Left judges whom Obama could have thrown in there. And with the Dem majority, they’d have gotten it.
Still in surprise over McCain and Graham going in opposite votes.
JetBoy on August 6, 2009 at 3:53 PM
When I sold her stuff last month, I should have asked what a wise latina would like
blatantblue on August 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Obama did say he was going to heal the world!
He’s taking the first step… he has healed Lady Justice of her blindness!
Ya’ HEALED!
Enoxo on August 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Yay…the first openly racist SCOTUS Justice in my lifetime, swell.
Hate to break it to you AP, but that went on lifesupport way before O graced the Senate with his awesomeness. I draw your attention to one Bork, Robert and one Kennedy, Ted.
The GOP may have finally pulled the plug on it today, long overdue IMHO, but the Dems haven’t played by those rules in decades.
Rogue on August 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
I can’t wait to see what the token ‘tard of the SCOTUS can do.
LimeyGeek on August 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Great. Grotesquely-ugly women now have two representatives on Scotus.
guntotinglibertarian on August 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
YAY a racist on the supreme court YAY US!!!
rolls eyes…
sonofdy on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
I don’t believe so. I personally would have voted for her based on her qualifications, but I don’t think she’s a Roberts, whose qualifications are beyond reproach.
Esthier on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Sens. Lamar Alexander (TN), Kit Bond (MO), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey Graham (SC), Judd Gregg (NH), Dick Lugar (IN), Mel Martínez (FL), Olympia Snowe (ME) and George Voinovich (OH)
That’s a shortlist of who needs to be replaced come 2010.
RedbonePro on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
No surprise.
July’s job/unemployment numbers will be released tomorrow.
Gird em’.
artist on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
One pinhead (Sotomayor) replaces another (Souter).
Percy_Peabody on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
A foregone conclusion.
If firefighters worried about equal opportunity could not stop the Senate from confirming her, who can stop them?
And forget the 9 Republicans here. The Democrats have 60 votes. That was all they needed.
This was a battle none of us could win. Let it go.
newton on August 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Ted Kennedy was too ill to make the vote, but he reportedly expressed his hope that one day he and Chris Dodd could use her as the filling in a spicy “Justice tamale.”
Cicero43 on August 6, 2009 at 3:56 PM
I would give a million to know what Roberts and Alito are thinking…..
Soto will be an embarassment to Obama…
She does not the intellectual firepower or a firm grasp on
what the Constitution is to go head to head with Roberts or Alito.
This will hurt the Republicans that voted for her.
izoneguy on August 6, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Won’t she have a conflict of interest regarding any case involving Latinos?
La Raza, and whatnot?
OhEssYouCowboys on August 6, 2009 at 3:56 PM
I can’t wait for future rulings on hate crimes legislation. We’ll all be criminals, reportable to flag@whitehouse.gov.
MadisonConservative on August 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
When one side plays by the rules, and the other side doesn’t. The side that sticks to the rules always loses.
Allah and others believe that losing gallantly is something to be proud of.
MarkTheGreat on August 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
HISTORIC: My husband is the first wastewater worker in Wyoming who is from Connecticut.
Hunt035 on August 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Fabulous! Keep those names handy for election time.
Virginia Shanahan on August 6, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Perfect!
daesleeper on August 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Another George Bush appointee, let’s not forget.
The Dean on August 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM
I can’t wait for Scalia and Thomas to “correct” her “wise” decisions. LOL.
Virginia Shanahan on August 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM
But, at least she’s learned how to use adjectives. That’s why she kept repeating that moronic “wise Latina” line. It wasn’t that she had any thoughts about wisdom or Latinas, but only that she was so proud to show off her ability to use the adjective, “wise”.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
How could the snow witches, Snowe and Collins pass up on another women who love to murder infants as a right of passage?
I was interviewed Snowe regarding her fanatical support for abortion on demand and her answer was just a stare from cold, dead eyes.
This is a huge blow to the process of law and the liberty of Americans.
Hening on August 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM
As far as professional qualifications go, hasn’t she been a judge for a long time? I didn’t think her professional qualifications were in question.
Now, the fact that she is cozy with a blatantly racist organization, and seems to have a monarch’s view of the justice system, those are different matters entirely.
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Ahh, I’m so glad we have the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. Yay! Now, have we ever had an American Indian on there? Well, why not? Muslim? Asian-American? Someone with just one leg? A midget, er, tiny person? Gosh, we’ve got such a long way to go in this country.
/
changer1701 on August 6, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Whatevs.
Key West Reader on August 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM
I hope McCain is backhanding Graham right now. Lamar Alexander has gone senile. Vote all the RINOs out.
kingsjester on August 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Last i heard, it was predicted that 20 republicans would vote for her.
That only nine did, is actually a pretty astounding slap in the face to Obama.
Rebar on August 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM
That’s how the Peter Principle works, right?
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Knock it off with the taco crap. Don’t make me warn you again.
Allahpundit on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Harry Reid couldn’t congratulate Judge Sotomayor without insulting the sitting members of SCOTUS. So rude.
Cindy Munford on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Lefty Libtard swapped out for a Lefty Libtard. Eh.
birdhurd on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
evil eyes obama is to blame for everything!
sesquipedalian on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Cardozo.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Is that the tip line?
…
Has anyone dared a denial-of-service attack on it yet?
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Sam, John, Clarence, Scalia and the other guy—hold the line. Take her under wing and reeducate her. Turn her against her puppetmaster. Stockholm syndrome works both ways.
ted c on August 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Martguerita’s for everyone ! She’s buying
Hummer53 on August 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
What qualifications are those? Oh right. She was a lawyer. Then a politician appointed her a judge, and her local Senator didn’t object (big hurdle). Then as a federal judge she was not arrested for robbing an armored car in broad daylight. When she was named as appellate judge, not enough Senators complained. Since then, she didn’t hijack an airplane. And she was liberal enough for the ABA to love her.
Did I miss any?
Chris_Balsz on August 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Yay, mediocrity strikes again!
javamartini on August 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
People have been sending sarcastic emails and forwarding spam to it for days.
amerpundit on August 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
….and a nation is weakened….
ted c on August 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
No, cause that would be illegal.
We are, however, sending them a lot of unwanted email. :)
I think several people have signed them up for spam lists, porn, and forwarding random innocuous emails.
It’s been great fun.
Enoxo on August 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
This is going to be embarrassing for her.
Nothing I have seen or read gives me any reason to believe that she has the grasp of the constitution and the law that is necessary to be anything more than just an “oh yeah…I agree with that group of justices” type of justice.
I’m sure she won’t be the worst justice of all time….but, it’s doubtful she’ll ever rise beyond mediocrity.
JadeNYU on August 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Our only hope, and that can’t happen with Ted so ill, is having Ted drive her to the confirmation hearing…over a bridge.
right2bright on August 6, 2009 at 4:05 PM
How wise could she be when I, with my mere master’s degree, can tell you precisely how she will vote on every case that comes before her? I could send a 5-year-old in, tell her which way to vote, and it would be a decision with the same intellectual rigor with which Sotomayor will render all of her decisions. Wise my ass. She’s a lefty. Lefties aren’t wise, they’re dogmatic. And that’s pretty much the definition of the opposite of wise.
Rational Thought on August 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Alexander was just re-elected this past November.
I hope he doesn’t think I will forget.
ladyingray on August 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM
I don’t follow.
Actually, I think I might be unclear on what the Peter Principle is.
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Elevate racists to the highest offices in the land!
daesleeper on August 6, 2009 at 4:06 PM
another dark day for this Country….whoops, was that a Racist comment?
SDarchitect on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Well at least she replaced Souter and not a conservative judge so we’ve got that. . . it’s just that she extends his term in a regeneration type way.
- The Cat
MirCat on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
I mean, since Alexander was just re-elected, he feels safe.
I hope he doesn’t think I will forget this vote.
There. Much clearer.
ladyingray on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
A truly “historic” event on a par with Caligula appointing Incitatus, his horse, as consul.
TooTall on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
What does she think of the Executive and Congressional Branches over-riding contract law? (I haven’t paid enough attention)
tomg51 on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
The Peter Principle says that someone will continue to be promoted, so long as they were qualified in their last job, until they reach a level for which they are unqualified.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Well they call owls “wise” also…Just words
izoneguy on August 6, 2009 at 4:07 PM
The Party of No has spoken.
benny shakar on August 6, 2009 at 4:08 PM
No that I would advocate such a thing, much less orchestrate it myself, but it seemed like exactly the kind of target some prankster would go for.
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Nicholson may have said it best in As Good As It Gets:
Where do they teach you to talk like this? In some Panama City “Sailor wanna hump-hump” bar, or is it getaway day and your last shot at his whiskey? Sell crazy someplace else, we’re all stocked up here.
TXUS on August 6, 2009 at 4:09 PM
That’s OK. Once the constitutionalists have rid the republic of the fascists in the executive and legislative branches, we can get started on the judiciary. Not even SCOTUS will be safe from the purge.
Clean slate, baby.
Rae on August 6, 2009 at 4:09 PM
The Peter Principle usually uses “competence” instead of “qualification”, but the idea is the same.
progressoverpeace on August 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM
lasertex on August 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM
More Republican votes than Thomas got Democrat ones.
Speedwagon82 on August 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM
But what does voting “no” do? One thing it does is allow the MSM to demagogue the GOP as hating Hispanics (even though the “no” vote isn’t legitimate evidence of that). Since we don’t have good connections in the Hispanic media, we’re especially vulnerable to that sort of thing.
The one thing a “no” vote will NOT do is result in the appointment of a more moderate candidate. The only time that a torpedoed Supreme Court nominee was replaced by one with a different ideology was Robert Bork. Obama’s “short list” candidates were all extremely liberal; Sotomayor was, in all candor, probably the least dangerous of the lot. If you sank Sotomayor, you would not get a “squishy” centrist candidate as a replacement. Instead, you’d get a hard-left liberal like Elena Kagan who lacked the track record needed to prove up her liberalism.
There is a solid case to be made that Sotomayor possesses the required objective qualifications to be a Justice. She’s well-educated and has a low reversal rate as a Circuit Judge in a well-respected judicial circuit. The two big “strikes” against her were Ricci and her intemperate extra-judicial comments. Yes, she’s very liberal, but elections have consequences.
Outlander on August 6, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Like Obama….
izoneguy on August 6, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Shows you stand on principle and the rule of law.
No votes on Soto will be golden when she starts trying to legislate from the SOCTUS.
izoneguy on August 6, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Perfect demonstration of a hack — repeating verbatim Democrat talking points.
Well done, Benny.
Richard Romano on August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Nine GOPers voted for her: Sens. Lamar Alexander (TN), Kit Bond (MO), Susan Collins (ME), Lindsey Graham (SC), Judd Gregg (NH), Dick Lugar (IN), Mel Martínez (FL), Olympia Snowe (ME) and George Voinovich (OH).
None of these are mine. Will the rest of you please take care of this for me?
TXMomof3 on August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
I tend to agree. I think it’s hilarious to listen to the punditry on both sides hash and rehash liberal or conservative talking points on cases, findings, rulings, etc. Every mind is not a legal mind. Most people simply regurgitate what they’ve heard or read about a small number of cases.
SCOTUS Justices were not always cut from the best cloth. There is no tradition being broken here.
That would be awesome since she’s of Puerto Rican descent. Mariachi music is Mexican.
The Race Card on August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
And 2010 will be the mother of all elections.
izoneguy on August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Uh, what?
So if a candidate states they think that legislation should originate from the bench, it’s fine?
Spirit of 1776 on August 6, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Oh, “rising to your level of incompetence”.
Yeah, I can see where that fits in hear. Honestly, I haven’t been following this too closely — I haven’t actually gone and looked at her record, and I don’t really have the skills to determine for myself her level of experience or how competent she has been as a judge. I have heard both that she is a lazy writer and a solid writer, that she has been frequently overturned and that she has been overturned less than average.
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:14 PM
She’s going to look like crap in that long, black robe they wear. She looks like a cleaning lady in her finest garbs. Hope she learns to comb her hair better. She could stand to lose a few pounds too. Hey, if they’re stupid at least they could be restful on the eyes. She’s a train wreck.
UnEasyRider on August 6, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Thanks a lot, you moron 3rd party supporters in Minnesota.
Richard Romano on August 6, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Affirmative action at even the highest levels.
Alden Pyle on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Though the origin of the word is French…
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 PM
I think I’m gonna be sick.
infidel4life on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 PM
As a Senator
tomg51 on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 PM
\puke
stlpatriot on August 6, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Why would we want a liberal who could do that? The woman has been a judge for decades. If conservatives wanted to discredit her as racist, they should have tried to impeach her years ago.
Speedwagon82 on August 6, 2009 at 4:16 PM
When I grow up, I want to be a Community Organizer, who never had a real job, or a Judge, who never practiced law in the real world.
The sky is the limit, when skin color or ethnicity dictate politics.
I want in on this, even though I’m male and white.
Damn it, there go my qualifications.
OhEssYouCowboys on August 6, 2009 at 4:16 PM
I thought she was American.
The Race Card on August 6, 2009 at 4:16 PM
That was just lame.
Count to 10 on August 6, 2009 at 4:16 PM
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