Guru of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:09:03 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"H the K" wrote in message
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A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.
Elephants never forget.

You know that I find fascinating about this whole thing? When Eric
Estrada was nominated, the Democrats viewed him as a "narrow" thinker
based largely on his Hispanic background and experiences.

Sotomayer is bieng praised for admitting, on six different occasions,
that she has a narrow view of jurisprudence and being hailed for her
Hispanic background.

Don't 'cha just love it? :)


First, it's Miguel Estrada, not Eric Estrada. Maybe you are thinking of
Erik Estrada, the actor. You know, the guy who played Francis "Ponch"
Poncherello on CHiPs. :)


Second, Estrada withdrew his name from consideration after months of his
nomination going nowhere. There were reasons for his rejection,
including political ones, but I recall at the time the Bush
Administration flatly refused to turn over to the Senate Judicial
Committee a large number of documents that were requested.

In the end, though, Estrada was an unsuccessful nominee because he was
considered too conservative. It's too bad that sort of conservatism was
allowed on the court with Thomas and Roberts.






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A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.