Supreme Court nomination,
over
almost over
July 13th
pointed questions
ultimately and completely
the caricature
cable tv
pundits’
claims
brusque
menstruating
policy-making
racist
“intellectual lightweight”
hate white males
in favor of white bigots
tough-minded Republicans
“impose their personal views from the bench”
“identity politics”
independent of politics?
national security matters
“the lady is a lightweight”
child pornographers
Tarzan
“pro-defense judge
“defy easy categorization as liberal or conservative.
tough
designer handbag
nunchakus
ping-pong with nunchakus
racial discrimination cases
“it seems absurd to say that Judge Sotomayor allows race to infect her decision-making
New Haven,
“making policy”
talk
claims
reverse racism
filibuster
deference, detail, and dodging
dead girl or a live boy
Supreme Court
pig intestines
apples and yogurt
bingo-playing
“identity politics
reasonable limits
“douche bag”
It’s over!
John Edgell is a former Democratic congressional staffer.