White House comments on Sotomayor hearing
President Obama has not watched any of the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, his press secretary said today.
No word on whether the president has been reading live blogs of the event.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One this afternoon. The president was en route to Mt. Clemons, Mich., to deliver a talk about community colleges.
Gibbs told reporters that Obama has not talked to Sotomayor since Sunday. When a reporter asked whether Sotomayor is “getting a fair shake from the Republicans,” Gibbs said yes.
“I think so,” he said. “I mean, look, everyone understands that this is the drill. I think that if Republicans listen to the answers that she gives and look at her 17-year record, they'll figure out that this is a nominee that has a distinguished record, lots of experience, and somebody that's going to follow the law. I think she's doing really well.”
The Judiciary Committee has wrapped up for the day. More senators will question Sotomayor on Wednesday.
– Kate Linthicum
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Spector and Lugar are obviously weak spineless putz's who have waited until Sotomayor appears to be assured confirmation, before they publicly endorsed her … while completely disregarding the testimony of the two fire fighters, which clearly illustrates the fact that Sotomayor is not capable of interpreting the spirit, intent, and justice of our laws … which is exactly what a supreme court justice is chosen to do. Choosing Sotomayor is obviously an act of pandering to the hispanic voters for political advantage, and has nothing to do with honesty, fair play, or what's best for the American people !!!
Posted by: Howard | July 17, 2009 at 08:56 AM
What a joke. Why have confirmation hearings, when one of the "Senators" questioning her asked about baseball. They said at the beginning, she was going to be confirmed, so why spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to do it. Our TAX DOLLARS at work for the good of the American public. Give me a break! JJ
Posted by: Joanna Jenkins | July 20, 2009 at 09:42 AM