William H Rehnquist: Biography (Kagan does NOT resemble WHR!)

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[SoFloFreeper]

Appointed by President Richard Nixon for his views on criminal justice and his endorsement of a more modest role for the Court, William H. Rehnquist was the most conservative member of the Burger Court; he was also often identified as the justice with the most impressive intellectual ability...

After completing his clerkship with [Supreme Court Justice Henry] Jackson, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where for sixteen years he practiced law and participated in a variety of local political activities.

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[SoFloFreeper]

FREEPERS, there is a theme being bandied about by liberals (I heard it from Shep Smith on Fox News Channel yesterday) that Kagan's LACK OF EXPERIENCE serving on the bench is okay, because William Rehnquist didn't do it either.

What a farce. At least WHR had some EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR as a lawyer.

Elena Kagan's experience? Academia. Big effing deal.

She, like Obama, has limited REAL WORLD experience, and THAT is a crucial factor. She may be GREAT at pushing papers, books, and pencils around a desk, but gettin' out there and MAKIN' a living like Rehnquist? Being involved in the civic life of a city and its people is a WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT than bein' a law dean, being able to bully students and teachers...

Just my opinion, but we shouldn't let the "Kagan is Rehnquist" theme play unchallenged.

[central_va]

No, she resembles John Goodman.

[wilco200]

Wasn’t “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” enough?

Do we really need a sequel - “Paul Blart: Supreme Court Justice”

[STONEWALLS]

.....Kagan came out of the Academy and the academy is anti-military, anti-capitalist and anti-Christian.

[Paleo Conservative]

No, it resembles Mike Meyers.