Rough Sketch: July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009

Don't Mess With Sotomayor

It is becoming increasingly clear that you do not want to get crosswise with Sonia Sotomayor. Yesterday, the nominee to the high court showed a frightening familiarity with martial arts. This morning, she spoke of going home and getting a gun. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) made this unsettling discovery as...

By Dana Milbank  | July 15, 2009; 12:41 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (72)
 
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Sotomayor Knows Her Nunchuks

Whatever you may think about Sonia Sotomayor's judicial philosophy, give her this: The woman knows her nunchuks. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) discovered this when he questioned the Supreme Court nominee this morning. "Doesn't your decision in Maloney mean that virtually any state or local weapons ban would be permissible?" he...

By Dana Milbank  | July 14, 2009; 1:38 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (39)
 
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