12 seconds ago 2009-11-10T11:05:02-08:00
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., seems to be warming up to Sonia Sotomayor -- at least when comments made today to reporters during a break are compared with what he said Wednesday during a similar break.
A day ago, he said her testimony was "muddled, confusing and backtracking on issue after issue." But just minutes ago after she finished testifying, Sessions told reporters "the nominee said some good things in the hearing." But he added that he still had some serious concerns about her and needed to think about it before he decides how to vote.
Sessions said he did not expect a committee vote on her nomination by next Tuesday, adding: "To have a few extra days between the hearing and the vote is not too much to ask."
-Larry Neumeister, AP New York-based federal courts reporter, Washington
