Tendentious? I thought it was a textbook case--and all the more hilarious for it--of projection!
What I personally found more hilarious was that I had been tempted two days ago to post an editorial by Bill O'Reilly--one of the poster children for right wing ideologues--about the Michigan case. To say I disagree with O'Reilly most of the time is an understatement, but one thing I like about him is he will surprise you. He isn't as predictable as most. His alternative solution was intriguing: restructure affirmative action programs so the criterion for inclusion is based on finances and not race. While I don't think this would solve the problem entirely--race is still critical, as even Justice O'Connor recognized in her majority decision--it would go a long way to providing a more comprehensive solution than what we currently have.
Why didn't I post it? Because, silly me, I thought, this is a poetry workshop and not a place for political propaganda.
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