The Enlightened Despot

Tom Goldstein has a good primer on what to expect in the coming nomination fight. He goes over four lines of attack that we’re likely to see from right-wing ideologues. Here’s the first:

Opponents’ first claim – likely stated obliquely and only on background – will be that Judge Sotomayor is not smart enough for the job. This is a critical ground for the White House to capture. The public expects Supreme Court Justices to be brilliant.

Obliquely, eh? Only on background, you say? Rick Brookhiser, moments after the announcement, responding to Sotomayor’s claim that “a wise Latina woman” could come to a more informed conclusion on some issues than a white man:

It might be that we need a wise Latina, but doesn’t saying so qualify you as a dumb Latina?

That didn’t take long.

Tags: bad predictions, SCOTUS, Sotomayor

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