The Case Against Kagan | .@MMFA unpacks today's Washington Times compilation of distortions + falsehoods used in a massive attack on Elena Kegan, Supreme Court nominee:
"Solicitor General Elena Kagan, a born-and-bred New Yorker, may not realize it, but her selection as President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court is a boost for her hometown, which has pretty much been awash in unwelcome news for more than a week."
"As a law professor in 1995, she described Supreme Court confirmation hearings as 'a vapid and hollow charade.' The remarks would be a likely focus if she became a nominee herself."
Obama made a safe pick: He wanted Kagan to have an easy path to the court. And it looks like that's exactly what she'll have. No Senator will buck the tide in an election year.