Original sentence: The appellate court issued a per curiam opinion so it is impossible to say that anything from the decision was written by Sotomayor..  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs defended Sotomayor by declaring, "She has lived a different life than some people have based on her upbringing... I think anyone involved in this debate should probably be exceedingly careful with the way they decide to describe different aspects of this
Edited sentence: The appellate court issued a per curiam opinion so it is impossible to say that anything from the decision was written by Sotomayor..  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stood up for Sotomayor by declaring, "She has lived a different life than some people have based on her upbringing... I think anyone involved in this debate should probably be exceedingly careful with the way they decide to describe different aspects of this