What a hole we've dug

Big money corporations have fixed bayonets and are launching a full frontal attack on healthcare reform. And another big money ideological interest is launching an attack on Sonia Sotomayor: the NRA.

Though she's shown not to be an enemy of firearm enthusiasts, the NRA is actually pushing democratic senators to vote against her confirmation. Senators with no spine or interest in the democratic process include junior senator Mark Begich (D-AK) and the perennially malleable Ben Nelson (D-NE).

I can see why the NRA is worried. After all, she is a non-white woman who is not of the Harriet Meyers ilk, and she is being appointed by the first black president who is also a Democrat. These traits illicit the response, "Lock and load!" from the NRA. But what is even worse is that she is NOT an "activist" judge, but strictly follows the written law. This could be a threat to ideologues who write their own interpretations of the law and Constitution.