Elena Kagan nominated for Supreme Court

I just found out tomorrow that President Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court.

As with Sonia Sotomayor, the 50-year-old Kagan wasn't on the short list of progressive picks. In fact, critics say Kagan may be too conservative.

It's somewhat disappointing that Sidney Thomas wasn't picked, but I have a gut feeling the DLC actively lobbied the White House for Thomas to not be selected. This is the same DLC that's on the verge of handing a congressional election in Hawaii to the Republicans by running their own candidate because they consider the real Democratic pick too liberal, so who'd be surprised?