The conservatives organizing against Sonia Sotomayor have so far have coalesced around the arguments that Sotomayor has been picked as a “reverse-racist” appointment of a Hispanic, and how dare you call them racists for opposing her. But as Media Matters points out, back in 2003 the right was more than willing to accuse Democrats of being racist against Hispanics for opposing George W. Bush’s nomination of Miguel Estrada for the Court of Appeals.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=142281