[rwfromkansas]

I am not sure what he thinks about quotas. The article I saw the other day that mentioned him indicated he wants Bush to stay out of the Michigan case (BUT NOT GO TO THE SCOTUS IN SUPPORT OF QUOTAS....a definite positive sign) for political reasons. I disagree with him, but understand his political calculation here. I prefer Ted Olson on this though; he is pushing to oppose it.

[Austin Willard Wright]

I hope you are right. I am worried, however, that he does not seem to have a fire in his belly about this issue. Opposition to quotas is one of the defining characteristics of a conservative and most voters, black and white, are against them. A Republican can embrace affirmative action (e.g. reaching out to minorities, etc.) and still be on strong ground in terms of practical politics by drawing the line at quotas.