Right-wing commentator (and Warren native) Hugh Hewitt has some advice for fellow travellers who think they can or should detail the nomination of Judge Sotomayor for the Supreme Court:
Cryptic references to her temperament by retired clerks eager to be “in the mix” are the worst sort of gossip-dressed-up-as-journalism, and simply lower expectations which she will easily meet and exceed. The judge is obviously a bright and accomplished professional with an enormously appealing personal story which resembles that of Justices Thomas and Alito. This is a great country that allows anyone who works hard to rise, and some to rise spectacularly as has Judge Sotomayor.
Read the rest here. Hewitt is hardcore — last fall he was peddling a book to be called How Sarah Palin Won the Election … and Saved America. So it’s intriguing to hear him sounding like the voice of reason. We’ll see how long it lasts. — Frank Lewis
This article appears in May 27 – Jun 2, 2009.