Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not too excited about President Obama’s pick of Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court. I did not stand up and yell “yippee” or even “crap” when I heard the news because it really does not matter that much.

I guess I am a little jealous, because at just 50 years-old, she is close to my age, so reading her bio kind of makes me feel inadequate. Being 50 will also allow her to spend many years on the court and she will be the youngest member on the bench.

Also, I noticed that Elena Kagan never married, so it makes me wonder if she really knows how to argue.

Some say she leans to the liberal side – but many of the liberals don’t think she leans far enough. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be replacing the very liberal Justice John Paul Stevens. But, sometimes Presidents don’t really know what they are getting when they nominate someone to the Supreme Court. President Gerald Ford nominated Justice Stevens.

There are not too many potholes for Kagan to dodge on her way to conformation. She was confirmed as solicitor general by a 61-31 vote just a little over a year ago. Seven Republicans voted for her then, including Orrin Hatch of Utah. By the way, Hatch better watch out as the righties in Utah may throw him out if he starts voting like a moderate. Since the righties dispensed of a Senator Bennett of Utah last weekend, Hatch may change his vote this time since he is up for reelection in 2012.

Kagan does have the problem about banning military recruiters from Harvard, but that was before she went through the confirmation process for solicitor general. She has no judicial experience either. Of course, both of Montana’s U.S. Senators (Max Baucus and Jon Tester) voted to confirm her and will undoubtedly vote to confirm her to the Supreme Court.

With Justice John Paul Stevens retiring at age 90, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg will now be the oldest member of the Supreme Court at 77. The Supreme Court is looking a little like the “70s Show” with Ginsberg, Scalia, Kennedy and Breyer all in their 70s. Justice Scalia will also be the longest-serving Justice after Stevens departs, having taken his seat in 1986.

So right now, Elena Kagan is not an exciting nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. But then again, that’s probably just the way President Barack Obama wants it.