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casingpoint wrote:Limbaugh and Gingrich softened their stances considerably today against Sotomayor, almost like they were threatened by the KGB simultaneously.

I don't think Limbaugh softened his stance. Although I must confess I only heard about 5 minutes of him on the way to lunch. He did not back down on her being a racist. None the less he did claim he could back Ms Sotomayor if she has a strong right to life stance. He believes that she as a Puerto Rican is a faithful Catholic, and therefore must be prolife. I believe she is divorced and doesn't attend any church regularly. I do think that Rush is stirring the pot just to get a little more controversy on her. Getting her to take sides would serve to delay her appointment, and maybe even get borked.

jamullinstx wrote:Steve,

She's definitely not a throwaway. She's the real nominee. The Republicans will not put up a fight because it is futile. They may negotiate a few backroom agreements, but they won't embarrass a newly elected black president over nominating a Hispanic, female jurist. The Republicans are losing too many Hispanics as we speak. The selection by Obama was calculated.

jamullinstx

The reason that they won't hold it up, is that they just don't have the numbers, and she is as about as conservative as the the Obama is ever likely to pick. Expect the Republican to ask her some tough questions, but that's about all we can expect.