Two highly publicized confirmation hearings have griped Washington as the United States Senate conducts confirmation hearings to confirm Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, and General David Petraeus as the ground commander in Afghanistan.
Right now Supreme Court nominee Helen Kagan is being grilled by Senators over her decision while serving as the Dean of Harvard Law school, to briefly bar military recruiters from the school’s career services office because of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays. The decision was reversed after the federal government was threatening to withdraw federal funding.
The second contentious hearing is beginning today to confirm General David Petraeus as the new ground commander in Afghanistan, replacing General Stanley McChrystal, who was relieved of command last week after derogatory comments were made about senior administration officials.
Both nominees are facing tough questions from Senators, as nominee Kagan has to defend her decision baring military recruiters from Harvard. Gen. Petraeus is answering questions from wavering Democrats expressing doubt on the overall mission in Afghanistan.
The questions being asked of nominee Kagan should be asked of all Americans; do we really support our men and women in uniform, but bar military recruiters from college campuses? How many of us really know the true history of Afghanistan, or do we just repeat what we hear from media pundits?
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