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Cagey Kagan

David Brooks thinks Kagan is "disturbing," but not because of any political or policy views. Instead, it's because of her personality.
What we have is a person whose career has dovetailed with the incentives presented by the confirmation system, a system that punishes creativity and rewards caginess.
He thinks that it's premature to make any substantive arguments on her judicial views, because she's gone to such great lengths to hide them.