Talk:Sonia Sotomayor

Why Not a Moderate?

Is there any reason at the moment to mistrust the ABA's claim that she's politically moderate? If Ed Poor think's it a "biased claim," then it doesn't make sense to use the rest of the quote. But the rest of the article, her resume and what we know of her judicial record, seem to offer good evidence that she is a moderate. If evidence comes out to the contrary (rather than talking heads claiming she's an arch liberal), then it would only make sense to expose that here. JDWpianist 17:23, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

Well, judging how the liberal media presents her, she is in fact a liberal. is there such thing as a moderate-liberal? No

[1] [2] [3] --Jpatt 17:41, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

The concept of a "moderate" is liberal fiction. Most of the important issues have no middle ground.--Andy Schlafly 17:53, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

But Andy, doesn't it follow that if a judge comes down conservative on some issues, and liberal on others, than calling them moderate is accurate? JDWpianist 18:00, 27 May 2009 (EDT)

Sotomayor, being the nominee of an extreme leftist/socialist (as Obama is) is moderate only by comparison to Obama and his base. While it is true she has been more supportive on the so-called "law and order" issues than one would expect someone he supports to be, there are other issues, such as he statements about how judges make policy from the bench, although given a disclaimer at the time, it was apparent she was openly covering herself, even flip about her comment. The comment she made about how being a woman, and more particularly saying her judgment, she expected, would be better than a white man's, due only to the fact of her being female and Hispanic are both racist and sexist. What would be the reaction if John Roberts said exactly the same words, only, only reversed? She is most certainly liberal, and not moderate. --₮K_/Admin^/Talk 19:09, 27 May 2009 (EDT)