Viva Sonia Maria Sotomayor


After seeing how often supporters of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez played the "let's support the guy because he's one of us" card with Hispanic Americans, I must admit I'm kinda wary of any Hispanic politico or politica seeking higher office.

And yet part of me wants to believe that Sonia Maria Sotomayer -- the Puerto Rican judge recently nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Supreme Court justice David Souter -- would make a great addition on the U.S. Supreme Court for reasons not related to her ethnicity.

So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Please don't prove me wrong, Dios...