If I post Thomas Sowell, it must be Tuesday

If you've read any of my posts, almost from the beginning, you know I have great respect and admiration for Thomas Sowell. He is well-educated, intelligent and witty, but never writes "above my paygrade." How MY beliefs can possibly match anything of his still amazes me...but I'm glad we have so much in common inside, when we have so little in common on the outside.

His latest column is, not surprisingly, about Judge Sotomayor. And it is a beaut.

Racism has never done this country any good, and it needs to be fought against, not put under new management for different groups.
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Apparently the famous "empathy" that President Obama says a judge should have does not apply to white males in Judge Sotomayor's court.
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The very idea that a judge's "life experiences" should influence judicial decisions is as absurd as it is dangerous.

It is dangerous because citizens are supposed to obey the law, which means they must know what the law is in advance — and nobody can know in advance what the "life experiences" of whatever judge they might appear before will happen to be.

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The real question is whether the Republican Senators have the guts to alert the public to the dangers of putting this kind of judge on the highest court in the land, so that they will at least have some chance of stopping the next one that comes along.

I'm extra tired today, no idea why, but this may be all I put here today. Hope your day is beautiful, and thanks for stopping by!

UPDATE! (Yes, I know it's Wednesday, why do you ask?)
Part Two of Thomas Sowell's thoughts on the Sotomayor nomination is HERE.

UPDATE! (Because a man this bright needs more than one column - more than 2, even - to explain things to someone like ME!)
Thomas Sowell column, Part Three is HERE.