A sane point of view on the Kagan's future confirmation hearings from Sandy Levinson:
(...) my hope is that Elena Kagan, whom I deeply admire, will "just say no" (or, more fittingly, "go fuck yourself") to Rahm Emanuel when he suggests that she serve Team Obama by emulating John Roberts and Sonya Sotomayor and their utterly dismaying performances, whatever the costs to the integrity of our constitutional system or, indeed, to her own self-respect.
The trouble is that I'm not sure that you get to be a Supreme Court nominee by not be willing to serve the interests of your 'master' to the detriment of your self-respect. Kagan is going to say nothing, follow the instructions and the advice that she receives, and hope that her detractors overreached and that those who would like to know more about her views (I'm one of them) trust Obama's judgment enough to shut down their own doubts (I don't trust judgment more than my own).
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