The GOP's Supreme Problem

The Daily Beast by Reihan Salam | May. 27, 2009 (Opinion)
Republicans fear that bashing Obama's nominee could set off an ugly reaction with women and Hispanic voters. The Daily Beast's Reihan Salam on how to fight without being offensive.

Provided we don't discover conclusive evidence that Sonia Sotomayor is a Soviet sleeper agent dedicated to the violent overthrow of America's system of constitutional government, she will be confirmed as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. Rather than stop Sotomayor, the party needs to lay the groundwork for Obama's next Supreme Court appointment by testing effective lines of attack. Full Story »

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Topics: U.S. Supreme Court, Republicans
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 27, 2009 - 6:26 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Vincent Caminiti (review), Derek Hawkins (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - May 27, 2009 - 7:41 AM PDT

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - May. 27, 2009

Hit on a lot of the major points brought up about the Sotomayer nomination elsewhere. Well written, not all that original.

To have any hope of stopping Sotomayor, Republicans would have to demonstrate that she is dangerously unqualified for the job. But at the risk of damning Sotomayor with ... More »

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Vincent Caminiti
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 by Vincent Caminiti - May. 27, 2009

This article was surprisingly sober in its analysis even with its tongue-in-cheek timbre and obvious slant. Salam never suggests that a battle against Sotomayor can win - just simply how to go down fighting.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - May. 27, 2009
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