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08.06.2009 9:00 pm

From Bork to Sotomayor: Points for principle

Sonia Sotomayor

Among the 68 U.S. senators who voted Thursday to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court was Missouri Republican Christopher S. “Kit” Bond.

This editorial page has had its differences with Mr. Bond, and he with us,…

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08.05.2009 4:45 pm

Bond: “Elections have consequences;” will vote for Sotomayor

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced today that he would vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote is expected before the Senate goes into recess on Friday. No more than seven Republicans are expected to…

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07.17.2009 9:01 pm

Justice 111: Confirm Sonia Sotomayor

With a TV image of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the background, Judge Sonia Sotomayor shows the strain of last week's confirmation hearings. (AP Photo)

With a TV image of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the background, Judge Sonia Sotomayor shows the strain of last week's confirmation hearings.

History will show that Sonia Sotomayor would become the first person of Hispanic heritage to serve on the…

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01.18.2009 9:01 pm

Mr. Geithner’s taxes: a question of trust

“Attorney general nominee Eric Holder said as far as he is concerned, waterboarding is torture. And Treasury secretary nominee Tim Geithner said, “So is paying taxes.”

Timothy F. Geithner (AP Wirephoto)

Timothy F. Geithner (AP Wirephoto)

So joked Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show” last Thursday. Late night…

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