| John Cornyn is back-peddling a bit from his criticism of Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. He told Dallas KRLD radio host Scott Braddock this afternoon he doesn't like Judge Sonia Sotomayor's comments about her unique insights as a Latina either.
But, Cornyn said after re-stating what he claimed was inappropriate about Sotomayor's statement, he didn't think anyone should call names while pointing out what's inappropriate about Sotomayor's statement.
You can listen to the Cornyn interview with Braddock here.
Hey, I know, it's tough at the top, John, what with the challenge of avoiding GOP lynch parties yourself while calling them out for being lynch parties, but suggesting that, in the end, the reason for this particular lynch party is a good one, it's just that they ought to use a different kind of rope.
I don't agree with Judge Sotomayor's comments at all, to the contrary, that's one of the things that our legal tradition has recognized that justice is blind...I'm very troubled by her comment. Where I disagreed with Rush and Newt is I think it's just not very helpful to start name-calling right out of the chute...
Save the name-calling for the right time, right John?
Limbaugh, Gingrich and other extremists have blasted Sotomayor as a "racist" because she spoke of the importance of her unique humanity and perspective -- almost exactly the same way Samuel Alito and Sandra Day O'Connor spoke about their own heritage and perspective some time ago. |
