Confirmation Hearing For Sotomayor - Day Two

The day seemed to go as most people expected. Sotomayor said 'the right things' trying to explain away or justify her past statements/rulings that cause concern among conservatives. If a conservative only took into account what she said today, they would not be as concerned. Which Sotomayor will appear on the Supreme Court when she is confirmed (yes, when) is something I can not tell you. I say "when" because none of her comments today are likely to change the assumed outcome (her being confirmed). You can probably guess which one I would prefer.

This may be the most interesting segment:

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If you are so inclined, complete transcript at (broken into five parts because it is very long):
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/sonia-sotomayor-hearing-transcript.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/sotomayor-hearings-complete-transcript-part-two.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/sotomayor-hearing-transcript-part-3.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/sotomayor-hearings-complete-transcript-4.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/soto0mayor-hearings-complete-transcript-part-5.html

If you would like a bit more order then raw transcripts posted chronologically, the Washington Post is here to help.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/package/supremecourt/hearings.html

"Key Excerpts: Second Amendment Rights | Personal Experience & Comments | Affirmative Action | National Security | Past Court Rulings | Individual Rights | Immigration | Abortion | Death Penalty

Questioning by Senator: Leahy | Sessions | Kohl | Hatch | Feinstein | Grassley | Feingold | Kyl | Schumer | Graham | Durbin"

Past Sotomayor posts:
Berman Post: Supreme Court Justice David Souter Will Retire
Berman Post: Obama Comments On Supreme Court Justice David Souter's Retirement
Berman Post: Specter's Defection May Hurt Obama in Picking a New Supreme Court Justice
Berman Post: ObamasFrontrunners.com
Berman Post: Obama Nominates Sonia Sotomayor For Supreme Court Justice
Berman Post: Is Sotomayor a Racist?
Berman Post: When Life Experience Apparently Matters (in Politics)
Berman Post: Harry Reid on Sotomayor - "She's Written Hundreds And Hundreds of Opinions. I Haven't Read a Single One of Them"
Berman Post: Sotomayor Made Other Sexist Comments
Berman Post: Aide To Sotomayor - "Don't Answer Any Questions", Sotomayor to Aide - "I Know"
Berman Post: Sotomayor Was a Member of La Raza For Six Years
Berman Post: Sotomayor's Senior Thesis
Berman Post: Sotomayor Repeatedly Made 'Wise Latino Woman' Statements
Berman Post: Sotomayor Questionnaire Omits Death Penalty Memo, Said Death Penalty Is Racist
Berman Post: Sotomayor And Liberalism (She Said She Does Not Know What Liberalism is After Calling Herself One)
Berman Post: Does Sotomayor's Past Shows a Propensity to be Swept Away by Radical Causes or Theories That Relate to Her Identity?
Berman Post: Sotomayor Fractures Her Ankle
Berman Post: Confirmation Hearings For Sotomayor Start July 13
Berman Post: Sotomayor - "I Am A Product Of Affirmative Action"
Berman Post: 300 New Boxes of Sotomayor's Work Discovered
Berman Post: Sotomayor's Ricci Decision Overruled by The Supreme Court
Berman Post: Public Support For Sotomayor Slipping
Berman Post: Sotomayor Helped Bork Bork
Berman Post: Tax 'Issues' For Sotomayor?
Berman Post: Sotomayor Supporters Trying to Smear Ricci
Berman Post: Public Support For Sotomayor Second-Lowest For a Supreme Court Nominee in 20 Year
Berman Post: Confirmation Hearing For Sotomayor Begin