Having listened to Tancredo and R.Limbaugh on Sonia Sotomayor, I can only wince for the stupidity of these Republican fools. Tancredo, much loved by the anti-immigration crowd, had the gall to liken La Raza to the KKK. La Raza, as far as we know, has never advocated violence and helps minorities with various problems to find their way in American life. And trying to pin racism on Judge Sotomayor is a kind of a pitiful gesture. Obama came out for his nominee with the following statement, which has a sort of grace about it. BP

And this is what makes Judge Sotomayor so extraordinary. Even as she has reached the heights of her profession, she has never forgotten where she began. She has faced down barriers, overcome difficult odds, and lived the American dream. As a Justice of the Supreme Court, she will bring not only the experience acquired over the course of a brilliant legal career, but the wisdom accumulated over the course of an extraordinary journey – a journey defined by hard work, fierce intelligence, and the enduring faith that, in America, all things are possible.

Barack Obama