Just wanted to post a short diary mentioning the fact that Richard Lugar has become the first Republican in the Senate to declare his support for (soon to be) Justice Sotomayor. Source. Being that I'm a Hoosier as well, I always want to be fair and recognize the occasional good things done. We have our share of Conservative loons in Indiana, but some of them just come from a different and dying breed.
So, very sorry to the racists who currently are running the Republican Party agenda. But I just knew that Mr. Lugar wasn't going to have a part in it, and I'm very happy to see him be the first to officially destroy their hopes of keeping the scary Latina off the bench.
So, kudos to Senator Lugar. We should always appreciate and encourage the occasional good things the moderate Republicans do. With them being on the endangered species list, there sure aren't that many to keep track of...