President Barack Obama and Spokesman Robert Gibbs won't admit it, but they know Sonia Sotomayor's remark about hispanic female judges making better decisions than white male judges was inappropriate.  Barack Obama is "sure she would have restated it," while Robert Gibbs said, "I think she'd say that her word choice in 2001 was poor."  At this point, we don't know if these opinions are based on fact, since Judge Sotomayor has not offered a comment on her statement, which isn't surprising.

     We probably won't hear her questioned about the statement until her confirmation hearing.  If it were up to Barack Obama, we wouldn't even hear about it then.  According to him:


"I think that when she's appearing before the Senate committee, in her confirmation process, I think all this nonsense that is being spewed out will be revealed for what it is,"


     To Barack Obama, stating that one person is superior to another based solely on race or ethnicity is nothing but "nonsense."  I wonder how he would have felt about the same statement in a different context?  I'm sure his opinion would have changed dramatically. 

     My fear is that Republicans will listen to the critics and go easier on Sonia Sotomayor than they normally would have.  I've read several articles that have cautioned Republicans not to be critical, since Sonia Sotomayor is the first hispanic nominee.  This is nonsense.  If anything, ignoring her statement and her tendency for what could be best described as judicial activism would be wrong.  Sonia Sotomayor should be questioned and treated the same as any other nominee.  Her past statements, writings, and decisions are fair game, and should be explored and questioned thoroughly.