Thomas Sowell on Sotomayor:

What could such statements possibly mean — in any context — other than the new and fashionable racism of our time, rather than the old-fashioned racism of earlier times? Racism has never done this country any good, and it needs to be fought against, not put under new management for different groups.

According to Charles’ Sotomayor link, the country does not agree with Sowell:

Questioned about affirmative action, 63 percent support it for women and fewer, 56 percent, favor affirmative action for racial or ethnic minorities. The poll did not define affirmative action.

Much of the country doesn’t agree with Darwin either…

I wouldn’t vote to confirm Sotomayor, but right now she doesn’t seem to be an outright disaster like Harriet Miers.