Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to endorse Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
She is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate next week.
Meantime, in yesterday's vote, only a single Republican -- Lindsey Graham, no less -- voted in favor of Sotomayor.
As I think back to her confirmation hearings and how some Republican senators made fools of themselves with their ridiculous racist comments, I cannot help but wonder if the process would have been considerably less contentious if Sotomayor were a white man.
After all, if Sotomayor were a white man, the "wise Latina" talking point would be a non-issue. As would the question of judicial empathy towards minorities and the less privileged.
As for those who bullied Sotomayor and/or voted against her confirmation, I hope their constituents will keep this episode in mind when those senators are up for reelection.
And, considering that a 2008 report from the U.S. Census Bureau projected that whites will be in the minority in this country by the year 2042, the Republicans had better think twice about alienating today's minority groups if they want the GOP to survive.
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