Robert Alt and National Review take on Mary Landrieu. It would seem that during her re-election bid this fall, Landrieu claimed to support the Miguel Estrada nomination in order to woo hispanic voters. Now she's supporting a filibuster of Estrada's nomination.

"We need a senator that understands the needs of our community, economy, culture and society. Mary Landrieu has worked close to the Hispanic Community... ...Mary Landrieu, ALSO SUPPORTED THE CANDIDACY OF THE HONDUREAN MIGUEL ESTRADA FOR THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEALS." -- a fall re-election campaign ad paid for by the 'Friends of Mary Landrieu'.

"Unfortunately, some of my supporters in the Hispanic community who helped us produce this commercial misinterpreted my neutrality as a statement of support. I take personal responsibility for the error and I apologize to anyone who was mislead by these ads, which ran for less than two weeks on one radio station in New Orleans." -- official statement from Mary Landrieu on her sudden reversal of support for Estrada, and her support of a filibuster of his nomination.

Emphasis added by National Review.

Alt goes on to say that when Landrieu said,

"I believe we need a diversity of qualified judges on our bench, both African-American and Hispanic. And I've been very proud of that, and I think it's the right thing to do."

...what she really meant was that she was open to filibustering a circuit court nominee.