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Senate confirms Justice Sonia Sotomayor on a 68-31 vote

Published on 2009/08/06 by in Uncategorized

In the end, 9 Republican’s saw the light and voted with the majority party in confirming Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court, replacing retired Justice David Souter. Judge Sotomayor becomes the 111th person, the first Hispanic and only the third woman on the nations highest court. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, supported Sotomayor

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With partisian support, Sotomayor confirmation set for Thursday afternoon

Published on 2009/08/06 by in Uncategorized

Judge Sonia Sotomayor was expected to easily win Senate confirmation Thursday as two more Republican senators announced their support for the country’s first Hispanic high court pick. The final day of debate is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., with a vote on her nomination scheduled for about 3 p.m. Legal sources said a White

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Are ALIPAC’s days numbered? Weird Willy Gheen seems to think so.

Published on 2009/08/06 by in Uncategorized

In a post to his decreasing base of support (12 at last count), Weird Willy made this statement: Friends, I almost hate to ask for help with this considering the dismal responses we have been getting to calls for help on these boards lately, but it is either ask for help or skip doing it.

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