Nearing the End Game, Signs Still Pointing (Strongly) to Elena Kagan

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Who will it be? The smart money continues to be on Solicitor General Elena Kagan (pictured). Over at Politico, Mike Allen reports Friday morning this:

"The pick isn’t official, but top White House aides will be shocked if it’s . Kagan’s relative youth (50) is a huge asset for the lifetime post. And President Obama considers her to be a persuasive, fearless advocate who would serve as an intellectual counterweight to Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Scalia, and could lure swing Justice Kennedy into some coalitions The West Wing may leak the pick to AP’s Ben Feller on the later side Sunday, then confirm it for others for morning editions. For now, aides say POTUS hasn’t decided, to their knowledge."

When will the nomination happen? The NYT tackled the question in a short piece today. The answer, according to Akin Gump’s Tom Goldstein, for reasons he trots out in the piece, is almost certainly either next Monday or Tuesday.

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/05/07/nearing-the-end-game-signs-still-pointing-strongly-to-elena-kagan/?mod=rss_WSJBlog


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[bluestateguy]

1. I refuse to take seriously any speculations from mousey MSM peddlers

Not until that official announcement is made with the President and the nominee standing in the Rose Garden will I believe anything.

[usregimechange]

2. True but come on Justice Shorty?