Sotomayar on "Wise Latina" comment, "It was bad"

The Sotomayor show continued again today. While it is almost certain the Democrats already have the votes to confirm Sotomayor it is interesting to see how she responds to some of the questions asked by Republicans. Anyone following the Sotomayor confirmation over the past few months could have easily guessed that the question of the "Wise Latina" was sure to come up. Wasting no time, Republicans pressed Sotomayor on this statement today.

Sotomayor seemed to backpedal the intent of this comment. I for one am not convinced on her backpedal either is Eva Rodriguez at the Washington Post as she points out:

I found it hard to believe that Sotomayor has now come to the realization that her words left a wrong impression. After all, she delivered similar lines in roughly half a dozen speeches throughout the years. Her explanation came across as dodgy at best and disingenuous at worst.

It will be interesting to see how she responds to continued pressing from Republicans on the issue of a "Wise Latina." Moreover, we have yet to hear much about her decision in the Ricci case.