Broken ankle can't stop Sotomayor
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor found something she could really lean on today as she met with more senators who will consider her nomination.
Sotomayor was forced to rely on crutches as she moved from from meeting to meeting, her ankle in a cast, after she broke it this morning. According to the White House, the federal appellate judge tripped at New York’s LaGuardia Airport before boarding a flight to Washington and sustained a small fracture to her right ankle.
The injury may have slowed her down, but didn’t politically hobble her as she hopped, er, hoped, to talk to about one-third of the Senate by evening. Today was her fourth day of talks with senators.
Sotomayor even stopped...
...at the White House after her arrival in Washington -- before heading to the hospital for an X-ray. The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates treated and released her, according to a White House statement.
--Michael Muskal
As you can see, this lady can't even walk without breaking her ankle, she is clearly not qualified to sit on our highest court.
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Posted by: Bonny | June 08, 2009 at 01:02 PM
Dick Cheney did it!
Posted by: Tom | June 08, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Why is this such a big deal? Must be a slow news day.
Posted by: K1 | June 08, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Whatever Obama want Obama get. Hurry, Hurry he said. We don't have time to scrutinize her, you might find too many faults and reject her. We can't have this.
Posted by: Anna | June 09, 2009 at 01:31 PM
She didn't break her ankle. She needed a reason to be on crutches for a sympathy vote.
Posted by: Martin Redridge | June 09, 2009 at 02:53 PM
She's obliviously tougher than Sarah Palin in your book LA Times, is she also from Alaska?
Posted by: steve rodriguez | June 09, 2009 at 09:40 PM
A wiser white male would have been able to get through the airport without breaking an ankle.
Posted by: RegularGuy | June 12, 2009 at 05:48 PM