Sotomayor defends criticism, despite getting hammered by one Senator

Day one of Judge Sotomayors hearing began on Monday, and there was plenty of talk about her racial past. Judge Sotomayor denied that she believed that a latina woman would make better judgements and also denied the criticism of past decisions she has made due to race.

However, many Republican Senators grilled Sotomayor on her past. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that we need to "expose her record" as an "extremely liberal" lawyer. Many others said that they were concerned by the comments. Sen Jon Kyl (R-AZ) acknowledged that he was proud that a latina woman had been nominated, despite concern.


^Sen. Lindsey Graham^