[Pearls Before Swine]

Yep! Suicide is your only option. Try not to leave your pathetic body where someone might trip over it.

At your doorstep, Duke. But seriously, your comment would appear to mean you disagree with me. GWB had three position choices:

1) Accept the UM position and allow direct discrimination by race to continue
2) Say everything is merit based. That doesn't mean only test scores, but it also doesn't mean set-asides for the top 15% regardless of how terrible the school is.
3) The compromise position he took, where the set-asides wind up with a different name.

I'm saying 2) is the right choice, but think 3) is the only politically acceptable solution, and that is sad. What's your opinion? Or should I just off myself for fun?

[Redleg Duke]

No one should off themselves. That is the sign of a quitter. I appreciate your detailed and thoughtful response, and while 2 seems the best solution, we live in an imperfect world and to beat the RATS, we need to use their tactics, those of incrementalism. Option 3 is a positive step towards Option 2. The way so many are criticizing the President, one would have thought he chose Option 1.

What I admire about our President is his long range, strategic thinking. He understands that to reach the goal, we need to go by thoughtful stages. Too many on this forum demand instant gratification. That just isn't politically or realistically possible.