Kagan pushed liberal policies with pragmatism

Associated Press ^ | June 4, 2010 | Julie Hirschfeld Davis

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Kagan wrote Clinton in 1997 advising him to submit legislation banning reproductive cloning but permitting cloning of embryos. In a memo she co-wrote with presidential science adviser Jack Gibbons, Kagan notes that the "right-to-life community" objects to embryo cloning, but says "there is no moral rationale" for treating them differently from embryos developed other ways when they're being used only for research.

Kagan also personally counseled in unusually stark terms on the idea of a new federal law banning assisted suicide, which she wrote in 1998 would be "a fairly terrible idea." Her handwritten note was part of an internal administration debate over whether doctors in Oregon should be allowed to prescribe fatal drugs to help terminally ill patients commit suicide.

The White House cautioned against reading the files as an indication of Kagan's views.

"The documents reflect Elena Kagan's efforts to advance President Clinton's well-established policy agenda, and they should not be interpreted as an outline of her personal positions on specific policy issues," said Ben LaBolt, a White House spokesman.

Conservatives said the papers sharpen their concerns about whether Kagan could be impartial.

"The documents show a politically savvy Kagan, and bring to the fore the question of whether she would be able to set aside her deeply ingrained political instincts to evenhandedly apply the law," said Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network.

And Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said the documents were emerging too slowly to allow senators a fair chance to fully evaluate Kagan.

[Clintonfatigued]

While an aide in the Clinton White House, Kagan proposed that Clinton compromise on embryonic cloning, suggesting that he not veto a ban on reproductive cloning, but still permitting the cloning of embryos. Would this fall under the pro-life, moral absolutes ping?

[Apercu]

Liberal Pragmatism = OXYMORON

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Quote:
“The documents reflect Elena Kagan’s efforts to advance President Clinton’s well-established policy agenda, and they should not be interpreted as an outline of her personal positions on specific policy issues,” said Ben LaBolt, a White House spokesman.
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AU CONTRAIRE, Mr. LaBolt.
She’s as clear as day to me.
And no, I wouldn’t support her.

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pragmatism

That must be the liberal MSM and White House talking point word. I posted this on Friday from CNN (written by biased bastard Bill Mears).

Kagan documents reveal pragmatic approach on abortion controversy

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Kagan is just another self-hating Jew.