In that entire time, Judge Sotomayor has only twice dissented from a ruling on a substantive question of race discrimination.
Still, the BBC in Britain has yet to approve Mr. Morton's proposal for a third batch of shows, which would send Mallard to the United States, where he can mishandle substantive issues like race and culture.
Of course, I hope this young man has a bright political future: my worry is that he'll be wheeled out, as Pearce and Warsi have been, to demonstrate the party's inclusive credentials while the substantive issues of tackling race inequality and representation are ignored.
Bush, continuing an effort to position himself as the most serious, substantive candidate in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, laid out his plan ahead of a poverty forum in South Carolina on Saturday.
Some complain that The Times is improperly obsessed with Dean's personality, or unfairly digging into his past or -- a complaint common, it seems, to all the campaigns -- too interested in handicapping the electoral horse race while ignoring substantive policy positions.
But all that did was return the race to its substantive fundamentals, made all the starker as the financial crisis put an exclamation point on the damage already wrought on our economy.
We've also let the weeks fly by since the 2014 governor's race with no substantive public debate of what kind of spending, taxes or tax system we ought to have.
Host -- three conclusions: a) VP was an entertaining, substantive debate which kept the race in place; b) the Democratic frame for the final POTUS debates should be not just tit-for-tat tactically but "trust"; and, c) given tightening polls, the perceived winner of the next debate will be the next president, while a draw allows Obama to maintain his edge and squeak by.
Ms. Quinn has missed few opportunities to highlight her standing as a substantive and stable figure in the race.
During what proved to be the most substantive debate of the Republican presidential race so far, the two men sparred over immigration, intelligence and foreign policy.
