Media Matters debunks the myths and falsehoods about Kagan.
AP: Kagan in '97 urged Clinton restrict late abortions
The Post on what Obama sees in Kagan.
Wash Post: Is Kagan a bleeding heart or right-wing 'Bushie'?
WSJ: On Kagan Confirmation, Early Winds In Her Favor
Cillizza on Kagan:
Kagan was regarded in some political circles as a somewhat safe pick given that she was confirmed to her current post last March by a 61 to 31 vote.Politico:
“She’s very smart and very thoughtful, really wanting to hear all sides of things and wanting to understand what the other side thought,” said Richard Socarides, an attorney who served as the Clinton administration’s liaison to the gay community. “I always found her very progressive,” he said.
“Kagan's actions on Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other gay-rights issues will be prominent, in part because this is one area where she's been vocal and in part because it appears that she's let her policy preferences warp her legal views,” said Ed Whelan of the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center. “I doubt that the American public will be impressed that Kagan kicked the military off campus in wartime but welcomed law firms that were donating their services to terrorists.”538.com: On Kagan's minority hiring record.
While in the Clinton White House, Kagan was involved in efforts to ban discrimination against gays in federal employment. “From what I can tell and from my personal experience with her, her positions on gay rights are right in the mainstream of American thinking…When it comes to jobs, be it in the military or the private sector, you ought to be judged by your ability, not your orientation,” Socarides said. “That she believes these things passionately should not disqualify her—it makes her uniquely qualified.”
