Okay, it's just one advocate for crushing the testicles of a child, but it's certainly a big name in the world of torture-enablers; former Justice Department official, John Yoo.
Some deep thoughts from Yoo (via the official Republican talking points):
President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor shows that empathy has won out over excellence in the White House.
The White House chose a judge distinguished from the other members of that list only by her race.
Republican senators will have to conduct thorough questioning in the confirmation hearings to make sure that she will not be a results-oriented voter, voting her emotions and politics rather than the law.
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Yoo also says:
Sotomayor’s record on the bench, at first glance, appears undistinguished.
Of course Yoo did set the bar pretty high when he helped write distinguished opinions like this:
Physical pain amounting to torture must be equivalent in intensity to the pain accompanying serious physical injury, such as organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death.