http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.bio/index.html
After reading, "Who is Sonia Sotomayor?" I feel I have a better understanding of where she is coming from and what she is going to do for this country. Coming from Princeton and Yale, with honors, it is an under-statement to say she is intelligent. Coming from the Bronx, raised by her single parent mother, it would also be an understatement to say she is tough.
I think the tone of this article is a more optimistic one. It makes it clear about her rough background, her diabetes diagnosis, her experience, and her challenges with the GOP. It goes on to quote others, viewing her in very good light. Needless to say I think the author is pleased with this appointment.
Named a district judge by George H. Bush and then promoted to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by Clinton, she seems to have a even background with the parties.
The article seems to consider her more liberal. Referred to as "liberal-leaning" and then the conservative stand point of a "hard left record." I think, considering her Hispanic and less fortunate, financially, background, I would believe her ideology would be far more democratic.
As far groups she is representing, she is definitely covering her bases. Women, Hispanics, Catholics?, Liberals, Moderates.
Watching Obama speak about her nomination, I was even more impressed, when he stated that she has more experience than anyone on the board when they were nominated. She then spoke of her about remembering the "real-world consequences" and how she firmly believed in upholding the law.
I think she is a tough woman, with an impeccable background. I look forward to seeing how she handles her self in this great position.
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