In a shrewd political move to find a replacement for outgoing Supreme Court justice David Souter, President Obama has selected Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She is the first Hispanic nominee for the nation's highest court, and her success story is the most compelling since Clarence Thomas'.
UPDATE: Politico has an article detailing why the choice of Judge Sotomayor is such a slick decision on Obama's part. The Republicans are not in agreement at to how to approach her nomination hearings, are anxious to avoid overplaying their hand and alienating millions of Latino voters, and probably don't have enough votes to even start a filibuster.
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