Specter Never Forgets, Presses Kagan with Ginsburg Tactic

Arlen Specter rehashes Justice Ginsburg’s ’93 confirmation fight with a question to Solicitor General nominee Elena Kagan, asking whether she believes Ginsburg’s rather extreme positions on the age of consent (she suggested 12) and other issues are “moderate” as she wrote in a book review. Kagan parries, responds. She’s smart.