re: #334 zombie
Charles, I think the video linked to in comments #263, #264 and #305 above is very important.
It’s not fake opinion posing as “blogging,” it’s not Fox, it’s not spin — it’s a video of Sotomayor in her own words letting the mask slip and admitting that appeals courts “are where policy is made” — i.e. she really seems to be a “judicial activist.” She realized she had let the cat out of the bag and tried to sarcastically backpedal, but it’s pretty obvious where her heart is on the matter.
I’d like to see the context around the statement however. What led up to it, what was the panel discussion about etc.