Lindsey Graham to support Sotomayor; Cochran to oppose...

[Rowdyboy]

http://www.rollcall.com/news/37089-1.html


Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is expected to endorse the nomination of Supreme Court hopeful Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday — even though he was one of her toughest questioners during her four-day Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing last week, senior GOP aides said.

But Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who voted to confirm Sotomayor to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998, is expected to join Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in opposing her nomination to the high court.

Graham’s support is not entirely unexpected — during her final round of questions to Sotomayor, he all but endorsed her nomination. He becomes the fifth Republican Senator to formally endorse the nominee. Others include Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins as well as Dick Lugar (Ind.) and Mel Martinez (Fla.).

Responding to Sotomayor’s answer regarding how she may view a case challenging whether gun rights are “fundamental” under the law, Graham praised Sotomayor’s ability to separate her work as a judge from her own political beliefs.

[CatWoman]

1. hi Rowdy

:hi:

:loveya:

fuck them. fuck em all.

:)

I read about Kyl opposing her on the Huff Post.