It's been a while, and as the confirmation hearings on Sonia Sotomayor begin today, I figured I would come out of my blogging seclusion to say a few words about how I feel about her.

And those words are:

"Shut up and just confirm her, already."

You heard me.  You all know I am not an Obama fan.  You all know I am a Republican.  Why am I so quick to say she should be confirmed?

Easy...it is the President's job to appoint people to the Supreme Court.  Plain and simple.  Unless they are some wackjob political hack or ridiculously inexperienced (neither of which, as far as I can tell, are Judge Sotomayor), it is the Senate's job to get on with it. 

Clearly, there are some concerning things about her.  Her ruling against the firefighters being one and that dumb ass comment about how her rulings should be better than a white judges being another.  Still...she has more experience as a Federal judge than any of her potential Supreme Court counterparts. 

The biggest concern, for me, is whether she rules based on the law or based on her feelings.  "Empathy" is a buzz word, right now.  The law is the law.  Empathy shouldn't play into a ruling.  The law is the only thing that should play into the ruling.  I am reminded of the Roberts confirmation hearings.  Someone asked Judge Roberts if he would be more inclined to rule in support of "The Little Guy."  Roberts's response, "If the little guy is right, then yes." 

It is not up to the Supreme Court to make the law.  Congress does that.  The court interprets the law.  We need Justices who know this.  Is Sotomayor a Judge who knows this?  She says she is. 

Regardless...she is the President's pick.  She's not a Communist.  She's got a ton of experience.  And, she's got no glaring reasons not to confirm her.  Just do it.

Oh...and through these hearings, even while I don't support a lot of the hullabaloo that is coming from some Republicans, I would like to point my Democrat friends to the fact that the last Democratic nominated Justices received overwhelming support from a Republican majority Congress while Bush's 2 nominees received mostly attacks from the minority Democrats...including then Senator Obama.  Just sayin'. 

Oh, oh...and, one more thing.  All you anti-aborition yokles...sit down and shut up.  This woman has left no indication that she is a huge supporter of abortion.  In fact...the one abortion ruling she did have was in our favor.  She may very well be, and probably is, cut from the same abortion cloth as the President.  But, there is nothing to show that in her background, so far.  So, stop making anti-aborition people look like idiots.  Just sayin'.