re: #219 medaura18586

True. All in all though, I’d rather recipients of affirmative action turned around and realized it was a bad policy, rather than going strong in the same wrong-headed direction. His political views have also evolved a lot. I’m pretty sure I’ve read (or heard, in an interview) that he was a hard-core socialist in his youth. Now that he’s turned around, what is he supposed to do? Give back his law degree or his post?

No one would expect that, though I can think of any number of people who would do more honor to the post, both liberal and conservative. He could make a fine living litigating against affirmative action in private practice.

My own impression of him is that he’s a mediocre thinker at best. Impressive opinions closely reasoned and clearly stated have not been evident from his pen. He’s a follower.

And climbing up the proffered ladder, then kicking it away for future climbers, just leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth, however ill-situated the ladder may have been.