Republicans are consumed with fear that Obama will nominate a black woman or even a gay, handicapped, black woman, who’s an immigrant who’s a radical. It’s not gonna happen even if former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice Leah Ward Sears is on the short list. There’s too much racial animosity among whites already. I truly wish this were not the case, and I will be thrilled to be wrong. Leah Ward Sears would be a great addition to the High Court. She’d be easily confirmed. But following up Sotomayor with Sears would send a good part of this country around the bend, and I can’t see the administration doing that with the polls the way they are currently. Say what you will about the obnoxious, racist comments from the Right, but they do, unfortunately, have their fingers on the pulse of their redneck communities.
Casual Observation
