Over at Salon, Glenn Greenwald apparently found it fit to spend the first part of his analysis of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as possible Supreme Court nominee in order to marvel about how it was possible that a Democratic president might nominate someone more moderate for the high bench (emph. his):

Consider how amazing it is that such a prospect is even possible.  Democrats around the country worked extremely hard to elect a Democratic President, a huge majority in the House, and 59 Democratic Senators — only to watch as the Supreme Court is moved further to the Right?

Alright, fair enough, and to his credit, Greenwald has some sources to back up his assertion, including Joe Lieberman (emph. his):| MORE ›