Today's LAT includes a small bit--"GOP Looks for Alternate Routes to Block Sotomayor's Path"--on how conservative groups are sifting through legal opinions in hopes of exploiting juicy wedge issues. At root of this dream will be a major issue that will provide the GOP with a logical core to define themselves and boost their image in prep for next year. Of course, the Bush administration's clear meddling in judicial appointment for political and ideological reasons should remove the hackneyed "activist judges" from the discourse, but it's doubtful that Republicans will abandon their traditional shibboleth.
CNN was blasting on most TVs at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport last night, and the ticker contained the headline "Sotomayor: Racist Rush, Gingrich" attack Sotomayor. Sure, it's politically advantageous to insult the fastest growing electoral block. If that was an accurate quote from Rush--and I'm not sure it was--it further reveals the GOP's obliviousness, despite what Alex Castellanos spouts from his mouth hole.
More later on Belize and leaving the department as I catch up on other tasks.
Update, it's now clear that Newty lead the way by calling Sotomayor a racist on twitter while at Auschwitz. He's certainly ramping up his push for the 2012 presidential nominee. And, of course, Rush also called her a racist.
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