I admit I’m no big fan of Elena Kagan. But tell me whether I’m justified in worrying about this?
Data point 1: On at least one occasion, Antonin Scalia participated in the Koch brothers’ secret sessions plotting to advance the Koch agenda.
Data point 2: Antonin Scalia is hunting buddies with Dick Cheney.
Data point 3: Dick Cheney has been known to “accidentally” shoot his hunting partners in the face.
Data point 4: Scalia and Kagan are spending lunches shooting skeet together.
I always thought one of Kagan’s strongest qualities was her instinct for self-preservation. But going shooting with Cheney’s hunting buddy sure seems to violate every principle of self-preservation.