Sotomayor Day 1

So I do not have much to say. I think the Senators have drawn their lines along ideological grounds. It is completely what I expected, but it's a media frenzy that we all "enjoy."

The fact of the matter is, that in the age of borking, these hearings often become full of sound and fury and signifying nothing. Everyone is careful. No one chooses someone out of the mainstream. And the only people who really care are the most polarized groups of individuals. Of course that creates horrific distortions.

I actually do not think that we will see another Ginsburg like confirmation, with votes for confirmation in the 90s. Yes. Sotomayor will get confirmed. However, the divisive vote will show how, even in the age of Obama, our divisions remain.