Republicans Will Not Fight Over Sotomayor

By GottaLaff

Rushpublics won't fight over Sotomayor? Why not? They fight over everything else:

Top Senate Republican strategists tell Politico that, "barring unknown facts about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the GOP plans no scorched-earth opposition to her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice."

Not a single senator has come out publicly in opposition to Sotomayor's confirmation.

Said one GOP aide: "The sentiment is overwhelming that the Senate should do due diligence but should not make a mountain out of a molehill. If there's no 'there' there, we shouldn't try to create one."

1. They finally figured out that their party would effectively come to a screeching halt if they oppose her (well, a more abrupt screeching halt... it's not exactly thriving as it is). And...

2. They've made creating a "there" where there is none, into an art form. That statement is well on its way to becoming obsolete.