Ethics

Movement Conservatives and Senate Republicans Split

By Ed Brayton

As predicted over the last few days, Republicans in the Senate are starting to realize that they can't go after Judge Sotomayor the way that movement conservatives and radio talk show hosts are doing. Sen. John Cornyn sought to distance himself from the absolutely unhinged rhetoric coming from the right toward Sotomayor.

"I think it's terrible... This is not the kind of tone any of us want to set when it comes to performing our constitutional responsibilities of advise and consent."

Cornyn dismissed Limbaugh and Gingrich, adding: "Neither one of these men are elected Republican officials. I just don't think it's appropriate. I certainly don't endorse it. I think it's wrong."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on June 02, 2009 (boomark / email).