The Right Republican Strategy Towards Kagan

Miguel Estrada — the talented conservative Latino judge who Democrats famously blocked from being appointed to the DC Circuit (and thus, the Supreme Court) — has come out and endorsed Elena Kagan’s nomination. This “may have the bizarre result of fueling suspicion from some on the left who worry that Kagan is a right-winger in Dem’s clothing.” I don’t think this is bizarre at all, and part of me thinks it might be calculated. There are plenty of liberals grumpy over the Kagan nomination (I’m relatively neutral on the matter). But Republicans can’t block her — they already know she’ll be confirmed. So they have two choices.

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