The world would not be complete if there were not a Republican insisting on making a public mockery of a Democrat about to elevate to a well deserved position.  As I watched the confirmation hearings on the appointment of the next seat on the Supreme Court, I had visions of an earlier time when a group of scared white men relentlessly hunted a group of women who didn't necessarily believe the same way that they did, and ultimately burned them at the stake.  This period, however grim and un-erasable as it may be, is formally known as the Salem Witch Trials.  A far-fetched analogy to convey my message indeed, but the hour and a half that I spent glued to CNN on Tuesday was painful.  In an embarrassing attempt to publicly ridicule Justice Sotomayor, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R- Ala.) was eager to start his personal inquisition.  He continually grilled Sotomayor over her intended meaning of statements that she made to several aspiring Latino student bodies.  A variety of things concerned me with this seemingly never ending firing range.  Sessions continued to ask the same question over and over.  As in any event, with spectators, repetition is never a good thing.  It is like going to a play and seeing the 1^st scene five times; does not make for good viewing.   And if the predatory nature of his questioning was not irritating enough, it was as if he was asking the question, and then putting in large ear plugs before her response. Sotomayor continued to give clear and consistent responses to Session’s questions, and to no avail again he would push further, giving exact quotes from Sotomayor (however out of context they may be) and paint a skewed picture of bias and racial preference.  To say that our background and history does not reflect our attitude and outlook would be juvenile and naïve.  Sotomayor defended her statements in calm and collected voice.  What shapes us as individuals be it our up-bringing, our history or the way we were raised, will give us insight and understanding to certain situations, regardless of our career.  What Sotomayor was attempting to convey to a closed eared Sessions is that even if her sentiment enabled her to sympathize a situation, her judgment was based on the law.  Justice is blind, even if our eyes are open.  Sotomayor has the ball in her court…and a seventeen year track record.