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Sonia Sotomayor received a welcome break Tuesday.
The Minnesota Supreme Court's unanimous decision in favor of Democrat Al Franken means the party of Jefferson and Jackson will hold 60 seats in the nation's upper house. www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24383.html
Sixty seats -- unless Ted Kennedy or Robert Byrd are in ill health -- would mean a likely filibuster-proof Senate and confirmation success for Sotomayor.
The timing of the Minnesota court's decision is good for Sotomayor, who was dealt a blow when the United States Supreme Court tossed her panel's decision in the Ricci case Monday by a 5-4 vote.
Reverse racism was given a shot across the bow by the high court, which also gave signs that it may address the matter more in the future. www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/us/30scotus.html
In the meantime, Franken's likely swearing-in will leave conservative Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson as a key player along with former Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. And if Kennedy and Byrd are out on any given day, liberal Maine Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins may see their importance rise.
Of course under such a scenario, just about any "moderate" Democrat could hold sway, i.e. Virginia's Jim Webb or Mark Warner, for example. Of course, so doing will likely earn them the wrath of the Obama White House.
May you live in interesting times.
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