Elder Bush defends Sotomayor

Former President George H.W. Bush defended Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Friday, saying it is “not right” to call President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee a “racist.”

“She was called by somebody a racist once. That’s not right. I mean, that’s not fair,” Bush said in an interview with CNN. “It doesn’t help the process. You’re out there name-calling. So let them decide who they want to vote for and get on with it.”

“I don’t know her that well, but I think she’s had a distinguished record on the bench and she should be entitled to fair hearings,” he said.