[rwfromkansas]

What I have heard is that Gonzalez and the political advisors want Bush to just keep his mouth shut on this.....not take a stand either for or against AA...for political reasons. I would prefer to see Gonzalez out championing the anti-AA line for the Michigan case of course, but am pleased he is not out urging Bush to fight FOR AA. If he did that, THEN I would be worried......BIGTIME. But urging a neutral position is not something that concerns me since it does not show Gonzalez actually supports AA.

[Austin Willard Wright]

Again, there is a big difference between AA (which is not necessarily a bad thing) and quotas (i.e. the Michigan rules). Conservatives will be cutting their own throats if they fail to understand this difference and frame their policies accordingly.