GOP Senate Judiciary Committee members John Cornyn and Orrin Hatch announced today that they intend to vote against Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation, despite what both conceded was a strong resume.

Cornyn acknowledged that the nominee is "an experienced judge with an excellent academic background," that she "has the temperament we expect from members of our highest court," and that "for the most part" her decisions have been "within the mainstream of American jurisprudence."

But, Cornyn said, "many of her public statements reflected a surprisingly radical view of the law" -- a view which she seemed to contradict in her statements before the Committee. "So at the end of the hearings," Cornyn said, "I found myself asking: "Will the real Judge Sotomayor please stand up?"

Cornyn then made an implicit jab at another Republican Judiciary member, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, for his reasoning in deciding to vote in favor of confirmation. "Some have argued that if I am uncertain about what kind of justice she'd be, I should vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor anyway. I disagree," Cornyn said. "Voting to confirm Judge Sotomayor -- despite my doubts -- would certainly be the politically expedient thing to do. But it would not be the right thing to do."

Graham, in his floor speech Wednesday, said he chose to vote "yea" after "looking at her from the most optimistic perspective, understanding I could be wrong..."

As the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Cornyn is the point man for next year's Senate races and therefore is likely facing pressure from the GOP base. At the same time, though, he hails from a state with a large Hispanic constituency and could endure political heat for this vote. Indeed, his fellow GOP Judiciary member Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., is already facing criticism after announcing his "nay" vote Wednesday -- from a fellow Arizona lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva. "It is disappointing that he dismisses her record, her talent and her extensive experience," Grijalva said in a press release on Wednesday. "Judge Sotomayor brings more federal experience to the court than any justice in the past 100 years."

Hatch's remarks, which were released as an official statement only -- not read on the floor -- were more reserved than Cornyn's. "Arriving at a final decision was particularly difficult because I like and highly respect Judge Sotomayor and, in general, give a great deal of deference to any President's nominee," Hatch said. "The prospect of a woman of Puerto Rican heritage serving on the Supreme Court brought great excitement to me and says a lot about America."

Like Cornyn, Hatch praised the nominee's accomplishments, but said that he believes Sotomayor's "judicial philosophy" is "more important than her stellar resume," and "her statements and record were too much at odds with the principles about the judiciary in which I deeply believe."

"In truth, I wish President Obama had chosen a Hispanic nominee that all Senators could support," Cornyn said. "I believe it would have done a great deal for our great country."

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