Government
May 15, 2010
Kagan and Obama: Playing It Safe
Kagan's dogged refusal to commit to anything is reminiscent of another successful Harvard graduate: Obama himself, writes David Steinberg of Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
In the short time since President Barack Obama nominated Elena Kagan, pundits have engaged in endless speculation about her future votes as a Supreme Court Justice. Kagan's record on public policy issues is so sparse that commentators have taken to dissecting the most opaque evidence. According to one set of tea leaves, Kagan is a stealth liberal being snuck onto the Court to guarantee rights to everything for everyone. According to...
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