Glenn Greenwald: The White House Seeks Out Kagan Defenders
Greenwald is pissing off Rahm… good for him
The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reported yesterday that the White House this week “reached out to progressive allies” and asked them “to dismiss” the column I wrote on Tuesday arguing against the selection of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. I have no idea if there is a causal connection, but there quickly emerged three pieces criticizing my argument and offering ringing endorsements of Kagan: [a] piece at Slate by former Clinton Solicitor General Walter Dellinger; [a] Huffington Post argument by legal analyst and author Linda Monk; and [a] cliché-filled, ad hominem, substance-free rant from Akin, Gump partner Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog.
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