It’s Elena Kagan’s nature to see the other side of an argument. When she worked on President Clinton’s White House Domestic Policy Council, she routinely pointed out the Republican point of view or flagged dissent to make sure that all the bases were covered as they rolled out changes to child care, abortion, gays serving in the military and other policies. According to friends, colleagues and recently released documents from the Clinton Library, she was always questioning the White House position to make sure the president was on solid ground when discussing and writing policy.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=125530