If the Sotomayor confirmation process turns into a bruising fight, expect to hear a lot of this sort of framing, from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Sotomayor, he says, “is a moderate who was selected for the District Court by the first President Bush and was confirmed with Republican votes.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=142398