13 Ways of Looking at the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings*

1.  A foregone conclusion

2.  Rhetorical circles

3.  A rejection of Obama’s judicial philosophy

4.  Unconvincing backpedaling

5.  ‘Fidelity’ as judicial philosophy

6.   A big step forward for property rights

7.   A testament to the power of single parenting

8.   Jane Roe’s encore

9.   A fashion statement

10.  Possible perjury

11.  Over-enunciation

12.  Senator Franken’s debut

13.  A chance to diss corporate litigators

                      -posted by brian

* after WS