cnn: Partisan confirmation hearings expected for Sotomayor

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a cnn 'duh' moment

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When Sonia Sotomayor won Senate confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1998, all 29 "no" votes were cast by Republicans.

That may happen again when the Senate votes in coming months on Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The career jurist nominated by President Obama would be the first Hispanic justice -- and only the third woman justice -- in the history of the nation's highest court.

Those distinctions make Sotomayor's confirmation by the Democratic-majority Senate virtually certain, analysts say. They also note that Republican President George H.W. Bush first nominated Sotomayor as a federal judge, indicating broad political appeal.

A senior White House official told CNN that Sotomayor was "nominated by George Bush -- then Bill Clinton -- more judicial experience than anyone sitting on the court had at the time they were nominated."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.reax/index.html

[liberal N proud]

1. And CNN promises to fuel any debate between the two parties

All in the name of sensational "news"

[emulatorloo]

2. And give way too much airtime to "outraged" Republicans, despite their minimal numbers n/t

[sutz12]

3. News flash! Rocks are hard! Water is wet!

Republicans will react in a partisan way and complain of Democratic partisanship!

:yawn:

[Winterblues]

4. Twice confirmed overwhlemingly by the US Senate

Be interesting to see what they come up with that she has said or done since the Senate last confirmed her overwhelmingly..

[Kalyke]

5. Well, DUH!

The G-NO-P wouldn't have it any other way.