Ok, I feel compelled to say something here.

So I haven't spoken up about the nomination of Sotomayor, but I was doing some reading on it today, and I have come to the conclusion that people in Kansas are idiots. Now, I know, you may be confused here. I start out talking about a Supreme Court nominee from New York, and I conclude that Dorothy's home town is full of dimwits, but trust me, there is a connection.

You see, I was reading news articles about her, trying to find out where she stands on certain issues, and I came across this article from the Kansas City Star. Let's start with the headline:

Roberts decides on Sotomayor: He's a "no" vote. Demos blast "blind rush to judgment"

Now, when I read that headline, I immediate thought of Chief Justice Roberts. Because, well, we're talking about a Supreme Court nomination, and "Roberts" is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Of course, the first thing that came to my mind was "what the _____ is Roberts doing expressing an opinion on this?" So naturally, I clicked on the link to read the article.

Here's the first relevent part of the article:

Chris Stigall on KCMO-AM asked Roberts this morning whether he feels compelled to support the Supreme Court nominee as a way of avoiding the tag of "bigot." Responded [Senator] Roberts: "I'm a Marine and nothin’ much scares me.
That's not going to be a consideration in my vote."

This afternoon, Kansas Democrats slammed Roberts for making up his mind too quickly."Partisan politics should never hinder the important process of Senate confirmation," said Kansas Democratic Party executive director Kenny Johnston.

Where to start....first, when you're talking about a Supreme Court nomination, don't just say "Roberts," say "Senator Roberts." Of course, there's a distinct possibility that the good people of Kansas don't realize that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is John Roberts.

Second, what a stupid f'ing question. You can be opposed to a candidate because you disagree with their political views, because you think they are biased, because you think they don't fully embrace the limited role of the courts, because they're idiots, etc. etc. etc. Just because you are opposed to a candidate, doesn't mean you are a bigot.

Third, what Senator Roberts actually said was:

I voted no in 1998 (when she was up for the Appeals Court). I did not feel that she was appropriate on the Appeals Court. Since that time she has made statements on the role of the Appeals Court that I think is improper and incorrect.

"I think that we should be judging people not on race and gender or background or ethnicity or a very telling story. There are a lot of peope that have that. My goodness, Clarence Thomas had that, and look what he got.

"I think that you should be judging people on their qualifications, whether they will follow the Constitution, and if they do that and they follow the Constitution and they don’t make laws, they simply follow the Constitution and interpret it, I will support them.

Yeah, I can totally see how democrats interpret that as a "blind rush to judgment." How dare this racist pig judge the candidate based on her qualifications and ability to follow the Constitution.

And I thought Louisianians were bad.