Rosen's latest on Sotomayor:
Conservatives are already citing my initial piece on Sotomayor as a basis for opposing her. This willfully misreads both my piece and the follow-up response. My concern was that she might not make the most effective liberal voice on the Court--not that she didn't have the potential to be a fine justice. Questions of temperament are often overlooked, but history suggests that they are the most relevant in predicting judicial success.
That seems a judicious judgment to me. Read the whole thing.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/05/jeffs-olive-branch/201357/
