Archive for January 16th, 2003

Same as it ever was

Thursday, January 16th, 2003

align=right alt=”confederate flag”> Just in case you thought the Republican Party had really thrown off its old racist baggage, I note that Bush administration will intervene today against the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy. While Dubya claims to be against segregation in higher education, he is steadfastly against any measures that would actually be effective in getting rid of it.

I predict that Trent Lott, who recently declared his strong support for affirmative action, will take this opportunity to be very, very quiet.