It's a little hard making points on Sotomayor who was nominated to the federal bench by Bush 41 and has a conservative track record on law and order and business issues. It sure looks like the Rosie Perez movie of her life titled "White Men Can't Judge," will have Woody Harrelson playing Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, who can't quite put the ball in the hoop.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a delicate chore. Republicans, seeing their best chance to make big points with the American public since Barack Obama won the White House, are trying to strike just the right balance in criticizing Sonia Sotomayor without alienating Hispanics and women.
Still, it's tough for the GOP to separate the judge's personal characteristics from the debate over her confirmation. The scene in the packed Capitol Hill hearing room reinforced that point. The all-white, all-male Republican contingent on the Judiciary Committee faced an accomplished Hispanic woman -- who, on top of everything else, has a broken ankle that has her limping through Senate hallways and occasionally elevating her foot to prevent swelling.
So senators went hard after Obama while saying nice things about his nominee. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., was a case in point.
Republicans argue privately that their only hope for benefiting politically from Sotomayor's confirmation hearings is if they're able to put Democrats from conservative-leaning states in a tough position for backing her.
Analysis: GOP Does Political Straddle on Sotomayor 
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