Sen. Graham tells Sotomayor she’ll be confirmed barring a ‘complete meltdown’

Graham: Sotomayor’s in unless she has meltdown

WASHINGTON — A Senate Judiciary Committee Republican has told Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor she’ll be confirmed “unless you have a complete meltdown.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he didn’t think that would happen. He also said he wasn’t ready to announce how he will vote on the native of South Bronx.

The South Carolina Republican said there’s no way he could know “what’s in your heart,” but said he didn’t think that was relevant to her qualifications. Graham said that fellow Republicans “just feel unnerved by your speeches,” singling out one in which she said that a “wise Latina” woman might be better suited to make legal judgments than a white man with different experiences.