Good morning.
Guess what they'll be talking about on the Sunday shows today? It's almost all Supreme Court. Now, the question is whether the Republican Senators stand up to the very ugly rhetoric spewing from their leaders, Rush and Newt, and other GOP wingnuts, like Tancredo. It's risky for Republican members of Congress to take a stand against the haters, who speak for the party's base. But, the GOP politicos don't want to alienate Latino voters any further. My bet is the nuts and haters prevail.
The bottom line here is that Sotomayor is very well-qualified and will be confirmed. The Republicans can't stop that. But, they can do enormous damage to themselves -- and I say, have at it.
Here's the lineup:
ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and John Cornyn, R-Texas; Ed Gillespie, former Bush White House counselor.
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CBS' "Face the Nation" — Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
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NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.; Anne Mulcahy, chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox Corp.; Jim Owens, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc.; Google Inc. chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt.
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CNN's "State of the Union" — Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Gillespie; Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's ambassador to the U.S.
"Fox News Sunday" _ Sens. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.
