[Cicero]

As usual, Reuters is trying to exploit a hairline crack to try to divide the Republicans. What Rice says is perfectly reasonable.

Admissions people really can't absolutely rule out race, or sex, or SAT scores, or a reasonable balance between bright students, hard-working students, and athletic students. The problem with Affirmative Action as universities use it is that they go way overboard, to the point where white and Asian applicants are severely disadvantaged.

I have sat on admissions committees and seen it. I've also seen it work against some of my own children applying for college scholarships. If you have a chance to take a bright black student, you should take it. But you should only bend your rules so far, just as you should only bend them so far to take in a star athlete. The problem is that university faculty have lost most of their common sense to the dictates of political correctness.

[B Knotts]

I think they should be forbidden from even asking about race. In fact, I think they should have people who accept the application and assign a applicant code number and then pass only the code and relevant information on to the people who decide on admissions, so as to eliminate given name/surname bias.

[ApesForEvolution]

The color of a person's skin nor their ethnicity should be entered into the equation. It's 100% unconstitutional. Everything but the pertinent criterion should be used. Period.

[ejdrapes]

As usual, Reuters is trying to exploit a hairline crack to try to divide the Republicans. What Rice says is perfectly reasonable.

They (among ever other news source) do this with Powell all the time. But I have a feeling if it was Powell who had made a public statement in disagreement with the President that a good many Republicans/Conservatives would be asking for his resignation. Wonder if we'll see the same with Rice.

[WOSG]

As usual, Reuters is trying to exploit a hairline crack to try to divide the Republicans. What Rice says is perfectly reasonable.

My thoughts exactly ... there is not enough space between Rice and Bush to let a gnat breathe on this issue. Nice try, Reuters.