SCOTUS

(supreme court of the United States)

I know very little about Sotomayor, but the thing that's come up thus far that interests me is her comment that a Latina woman can make a better decision than a white male, all else equal. That does bother me to a point, but i will give her the liberty of this -- a Latina woman and a White male can make a better decision than two white men or two Latina women. For this reason, I support Obama nominating someone on the basis of identity issues. Is it unfair to a male candidate in this cycle? Sure. But we've had several years in power and still hold a massive majority throughout government and industry. Once the court is 5-4 of even 6-3, then that can go away. At this point in time, however, I do like a nice diversity of backgrounds on the court.

empathy? sure. In the words of John Stewart, "BE A F&*%ING PERSON!"