[Parmenio]

How credible is the source's take on what she said?

That's what I thought when I saw this. I don't believe a single word Nina Totenberg says in any of her broadcasts, and I don't believe this one. The author Julian Borger is another left-wing nutter from the Grauniad. The breathless tone in which he wrote this article is amusing.

[pollyannaish]

I've hated Nina (and hate is not too strong a word) since the entire Thomas debacle.

But you're right, the tone struck me as very much consistent with "agenda."

I'm no major fan of O'Conner, but the way this is reported really seems different than the way she ruled. So I'll go with actions rather than agenda driven words.