Gutsy how he came out swinging on this issue AFTER his daughter graduated.
What a load. Legacies are MORE legitimate than affirmative action. At least legacies have a family history and connection with the institution. It's no more wrong to give a family with a connection to the school preference than it is to give frequent flyers free upgrades.
I'm pissed at Bush for all sorts of things, and I'll probably still vote for him, but on this, he's a complete hypocrite, and selling out to the left AGAIN. I have no way of benefitting from a legacy situation, but if Adnan Kashoggi wants to donate millions to American University and his kids get in, or the Woodruff family wants to build a stadium at Duke and their kids get in, it's only right that the school show some loyalty in return. Bush says that the only loyalty institutions should have is to diversity. Let's all worship on that worthless high altar.
One more check against the not-as-bad-as-the-Rats party.
Blech, here is my admittedly very biased opinion (I am an undergraduate planning to seek admission to grad school next year).
I despise AA. Ive been busting my hump the last 3 years to make stellar grades, and the thought that someone less qualified could take my slot at that prestigious graduate school because I have the wrong skin color or my dad didnt contribute tons of money to the school sickens me.
Im a white male, with working class parents. The only socio-economic group who truly gets shafted by AA/Legacy admission policies.
That being said, Im not wholly against legacy preference, because it does help the school by pulling in tons of money.
/rant