White House rips CBS News blog post saying that possible Supreme Court nominee is gay

[Dan82]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

The White House ripped CBS News on Thursday for publishing an online column by a blogger who made assertions about the sexual orientation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, widely viewed as a leading candidate for the Supreme Court.

Ben Domenech, a former Bush administration aide and Republican Senate staffer, wrote that President Obama would "please" much of his base by picking the "first openly gay justice." An administration official, who asked not to be identified discussing personal matters, said Kagan is not a lesbian...

[L|L]

I was hoping to read something along the lines of "Although Elena Kagan is not a lesbian, one's orientation has no bearing on his or her ability to be a jurist at the highest level."

But noooooo.

[Just Adam]

this is one of the times where lgbt rights has nothing to do with anything, it doesn't matter if the justice is gay or not its whether the person can do the job