https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/05/17/this-week-in-washington-may-17-2010/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 03:23:39 -0400<![CDATA[Last week was America&#8217;s introduction to liberal Elena Kagan.  The vetting of President Obama&#8217;s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, will continue this week and we shall see how the least experienced nominee in our collective lifetimes fares in her second week of consideration by the American people.  Conservatives assailed Kagan over the weekend for breaking the law in banning the military from recruiting on the campus of the Harvard Law School.  Newt Gingrich called on the President to pull Kagan&#8217;s nomination.  This is a classic battle of the Obama Administration spin machine versus conservatives who worry about Elena Kagan&#8217;s judicial philosophy.]]>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:35:26 -0400<![CDATA[Brian Darling]]>https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/05/17/this-week-in-washington-may-17-2010-n34696