Dios Mio!

By Baxter

We cats are fascinated by the willingness of the Republican base to further isolate themselves. We just beamed into Free Republic to see how conservatives on that site were reacting to the apparent certainty of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Now, we're not predicting the future — but assuming the judge's approval by the Senate, and the Republicans who are lining up to vote "yea," we just think it's amazing that 1) right-wingers are still outraged, and 2) as a result, GOP members are stuck in this sticky political wicket, which, by the way, is of President Obama's making.

Here are some of the more endearing comments from the Freepers. We think they're incredible, because in our minds, they qualify as political suicide. But Republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida, take note: They hate you.

"Three RINOs voting for [Sotomayor] will not make her qualified to sit on the United States Supreme Court."

"[Mel] Martinez must be a racist — right? He is voting for Sotomayor because of her race — right?"

"Well, we know what wise, pug-nosed Latina means — intellectually unqualified."

"Luger [sic], Snowe, Martinez do not represent the GOP in any way, shape or form."

"Anything for the Hispanic vote, even if it means walking over the U.S. Constitution. I'm done with the GOP forever."

"Mel Martinez ?? Damm [sic] ungrateful freeloading open border Pedro Pan RINO bastard."

Wow. We cats are a little blown away by a right-winger referring to "Pedro Pan RINO bastards." Perhaps the prominent Republican Cuban-American elected officials in South Florida will have a reaction to that?

In the meantime, to us, the bottom line is: It never pays to underestimate or second-guess Barack Hussein Obama. Write that down for the next Supreme Court nomination.