I wish Dahlia Lithwick came to my parties

From this fun piece from Slate about what all the speculation about Elena Kagan tells us about ourselves, and how the game is the same regardless of the candidate:

I confess that I'm as apt as the next guy to project my deepest anxieties onto the blank slate that is Elena Kagan. It's just that I chiefly do it by anguishing about her lack of a coherent constitutional philosophy as opposed to sex. And yeah, that makes me a hoot at the parties.

I wish Dahlia Lithwick came to my parties

From this fun piece from Slate about what all the speculation about Elena Kagan tells us about ourselves, and how the game is the same regardless of the candidate:

I confess that I'm as apt as the next guy to project my deepest anxieties onto the blank slate that is Elena Kagan. It's just that I chiefly do it by anguishing about her lack of a coherent constitutional philosophy as opposed to sex. And yeah, that makes me a hoot at the parties.