This is sad. Even more, tragic. Yet not surprising to me at all. Not even the 8-0 vote. Some (Democrats, e.g.) cheer whenever a Dem President gets to nominate a justice to SCOTUS. But the record has not been in my view all that much to cheer about. Most such nominees are what some even more blunt folk would call "shit-libs"; neoliberal / corporatists, most of whom seem to have gotten where they are because of the combination of identity politics and their willing deference to money and power. That may seem a harsh judgment, and admittedly, it's almost certainly an oversimplification, but not so wide of the mark based on results.
This is sad. Even more, tragic. Yet not surprising to me at all. Not even the 8-0 vote. Some (Democrats, e.g.) cheer whenever a Dem President gets to nominate a justice to SCOTUS. But the record has not been in my view all that much to cheer about. Most such nominees are what some even more blunt folk would call "shit-libs"; neoliberal / corporatists, most of whom seem to have gotten where they are because of the combination of identity politics and their willing deference to money and power. That may seem a harsh judgment, and admittedly, it's almost certainly an oversimplification, but not so wide of the mark based on results.
Agree, and I've seen a tweet from a corporate Dem trying to defend the 3 liberals Yes votes by falsely portraying Sotomayor's concurring opinion.