Does Judge Sonia Sotomayor get a "thumbs up" from her fellow Americans?

    Judge Sonia Sotomayor begins her Supreme Court nomination hearings in the Senate on Monday. Dave and Frank see how she stands in the court of public opinion in this week’s “What Are We Thinking?”

    Judge Sonia Sotomayor begins her Supreme Court nomination hearings in the Senate on Monday. Dave and Frank see how she stands in the court of public opinion in this week’s What Are We Thinking?

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