Bad Drivers = Bad Justices?
May 10, 2010I wouldn’t call myself Elena Kagan’s biggest fan, but some of the conservative attacks on her are getting ridiculous. Here’s a particularly pitiful one from The National Review:
In addition to her kicking military recruiters off Harvard’s campus during wartime and being paid for a comfy position on a Goldman Sachs advisory board, this passage (from this article) nicely captures Elena Kagan’s remoteness from the lives of most Americans:
Kagan … is such a product of New York City that she did not learn to drive until her late 20s. According to her friend John Q. Barrett, a law professor at St. John’s University, it is a skill she has not yet mastered.
Apparently, kids, if you want to be a Supreme Court justice, you’d better do well in drivers’ ed.
-Michael
Susan Simpson
Michael Williams
How is she supposed to steer our nation towards a more just tomorrow if she can’t drive stick?
Touche.