This morning’s Washington Post Express had the following installment of the excellent comic strip Pearls Before Swine:
And then, by a happy coincidence, the worst-kept secret in Washington DC is confirmed: President Obama will nominate Elena Kagan – who hasn’t been a judge – to be the next Supreme Court Justice.
Despite a different experience than others, having a legal scholar on the bench may allow the court to reach opinions based on legal theory rather than the circumstances presented. Though given the qualifications President Obama has put forward in the past, don’t hold your breath waiting on it to happen.
Jim Eltringham 