Bush Administration Likely to Oppose Michigan Affirmative Action Policy, Sources Say

AP ^ | 1/13/03 | Ron Fournier

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Go Bush!!! Long Overdue!

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[stylin19a]

Siding with white students so soon after the Lott controversy could be seen as an affront to blacks

Why did AP need to put this in ?

[jackbill]

Why did AP need to put this in ?

Because the AP is a shill for the DemocRATs. Totally. Haven't you noticed?

[TLBSHOW]

Ron is a rat!

[Aaron0617]

Thanks for the post JeanS, but I wont believe it until I see Bush or Ari say it.

Sounds good though.

[Jhoffa_]

Such a step would inject President Bush into the politically explosive affirmative action debate at a time when the Republican Party is seeking support from minorities.

Or this.. ?

(Like the AP give's a crap and 2004 is a long way off regardless.)

[What Is Ain't]

You go, Dubya!

[copycat]

Siding with white students so soon after the Lott controversy could be seen as an affront to blacks.

Rejecting the UM policy of giving extra points to minorities because of the color of their skin is not "siding with white students" It is siding with the belief in a "colorblind society."

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ping

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FYI as the countdown to the showdown is on

[LS]

Once again, the President hands an "in your face" to liberals and to many here who constantly expect him to pander to the left. Bravo, Mr. President.

[APBaer]

"The lawyers intend to argue that diversity can be achieved through ways other than racial preferences and quotas"

If they put in a new rule like this, the schools will get to their quotas using "new" and "different" methods rather than quotas:

e.g., 20 points for repeating rap music lyrics is not a quota, and is on its face racially neutral.

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"It can be one of any number of decisions or no decision," Fleischer said.

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[Right_in_Virginia]

"Such a step would inject President Bush into the politically explosive affirmative action debate at a time when the Republican Party is seeking support from minorities."

Each and every debate in this country about race is "politically explosive". But, "stepping" into it is what leadership is all about.

Only through the right leadership will we be empowered to remove the hyphenates taking root in American citizenship...and replace them with our most basic mandate: ~ "From many...one".

Leadership in this area is our last best hope.

Godspeed, Mr. President.

[GraniteStateConservative]

And the Dems would be smart to demand Lott write a friend of the court brief in favor of the university policy-- since he's written SCOTUS briefs before and is on record supporting affirmative action.