I’d like to think that bright Jewish kids make the best economists. I probably have somewhere along the line. It doesn’t mean anything. …The judicial record shows nothing of this."

[Pause for laughter]

If there's one thing that's been missing from the Supreme Court in recent decades, it's been the ability to laugh.

Far be it from me to differ with the esteemed Dr. Krugman. Instead, read Sotomayor's speech and decide for yourself if her comments about the superior jurisprudence of Latina over Whitey elicit the heartiness of guffaw for which Krugman must be aiming.

Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.

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Lecture: ‘A Latina Judge’s Voice’

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all