Matthew Yglesias says
Looking over this table, I can certainly see why Sonia Sotomayor might remind you of someone nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush:
Sonia Sotomayor Samuel Alito Harriet Meiers College Princeton Princeton Southern Methodist Law School Yale Yale Southern Methodist Previous Job Second Circuit Third Circuit White House Councel
And then there’s Ramesh Ponnuru who dubs her Obama’s Miers. Because, I guess, the qualifications Sotomayor holds only count as qualifications if you’re a white dude.
But… But… Bush hugged Meiers and Obama hugged Sotomayor, so they must be the same!
(p.s. Obama hugged Bush. Obama hugged Denzel Washington. Obama hugged soldiers. Obama hugged my former mayor, Norm Rice. Someone else who doesn’t like Obama says Obama hugged Ted Kennedy. Obama hugged Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak. Obama hugged a supporter. Obama hugged other Obamas. Obama hugged Queen Elizabeth and Oprah... oh wait, wrong Obama but same principle. Actually the other Obama did hug Oprah. In fact, for cryin’ out loud, Obama hugged Ben Affleck! So they’re all like Harriet Meiers too.)
