Reach out to your Senator today
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Confirmation Process, Resources
From a SotomayorForJustice.com email sent today:
This week, in spite of a strong performance by Judge Sonia Sotomayor before Senate Judiciary and the nation, Republican leaders have decided to delay her confirmation. Without acknowledging her qualifications and providing a smooth confirmation process, Senators within the GOP have decided to delay the confirmation and continue attacks [...]
Tags: gop, Jon Kyl, Lindsay Graham, republican, senator, sotomayorforjustice
GOP Leaders Try to Distance Themselves From Smears
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Media Coverage, Video
From Media Matters: On the Sunday shows, Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney, Jeff Sessions, and Ed Gillespie attempted to distance themselves from conservative smears of Sonia Sotomayor as a racist. Jon Kyl dodged questions on the topic, as did Mitch McConnell before he eventually stated, “It is certainly not my view.”
Tags: Ed Gillespie, gop, jeff sessions, Jon Kyl, Lindsey Graham, media matters, mitch mcconnell, Mitt Romney, smears
