[TLBSHOW]

To the dismay of some conservatives, the Bush administration plans to file a legal brief by an Aug. 10 deadline backing a Department of Transportation program designed to help black and other minority highway contractors, the sources say.

The case, arising from a challenge by a white contractor in Colorado, is the first big test for affirmative action in George W. Bush's presidency.

The White House's apparent reluctance to shut the door on race-conscious policies already is drawing fire from conservatives who expected Bush to reject measures they say discriminate against whites. Liberals say they are heartened by the move.

[MJY1288]

What source? One of Bill Clinton's final moves was to agree to defend this case in Colorado despite the fact he said he wasn't going to. This was clearly just another time bomb Clinton laid for this Administration.

My guess is that your source is the NYT's or some other Liberal Rag claiming thay have the inside skinny on this administration. I will wait to the brief is actually submitted before I denounce anything. I know they plan to defend it, But my question is.....Just how hard will they.

There is more than one way to skin a cat my friend