Current Event 4

Last week President Obama introduced his new appointee for the United States Supreme Court, federal judge Sonia Sotomayer. The appointing was positioned just after Congress took a week-long recess, to allow for Sotomayer to get into the spotlight with as little criticism from Republicans as possible. Her chances of being elected as a new court justice look good, as she is a favorite among democratic congressmen, who currently hold a strong majority in both houses. Now getting out into the spotlight for the first time (and with Congress coming back into session), Sotomayor will gain a good sense of whether or not her appointment will go through. Though right now thing are looking up, politics always has a way of shutting people down.