Sonia Sotomayor 'fight' could fizzle

By MIKE ALLEN | 5/27/09 6:17 PM EDT


Sens. Jeff Sessions and Mitch McConnell speak to reporters May 13 (AP).
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talk to reporters May 13.

Top Senate Republican strategists tell POLITICO that, barring unknown facts about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the GOP plans no scorched-earth opposition to her confirmation as a Supreme Court justice.

More than 24 hours after the White House unveiling, no senator has come out in opposition to Sotomayor’s confirmation.

“The sentiment is overwhelming that the Senate should do due diligence but should not make a mountain out of a molehill,â€