Midday Blog Roundup

MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Praising Sotomayor – Glenn Greenwald, Salon
Sotomayor’s greatest hits – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
How current Sens. voted on Sotomayor in ’98 – N. Silver, 538
The wrong choice – Ed Whelan, Bench Memos
Selling Sotomayor to the center-rightAndrew Sullivan
Dynamics of the Sotomayor nomination – T. Goldstein, SCOTUSblog
The choice was political – Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
What about the politics? – T. Fernholz, TAPPED
An open letter to Colin Powell – Dennis Sanders, The Moderate Voice
‘Advice and consent’ takes time – Andrew Grossman, The Foundry
Cheney needs a more logical argument – M. Cottle, The Plank
Sotomayor’s ‘life experience’ – Kevin Glass, Townhall
Will Republicans still oppose filibusters? – J. Aravosis, AMERICAblog
As goes California, so goes the nationEzra Klein
‘Not that smart and kind of a bully’ – J. McCormack, Weekly Standard

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama picks Sotomayor for SCOTUSThe Hill
RNC fumbles Sotomayor talking pointsThe Hill
‘Kid from the bronx’ NY Times
Judge ‘tough to pigeonhole’ Washington Post