Wait a second, I thought Republicans were AGAINST affirmative action!

[ck4829]

Aren't they always complaining about how lesser qualified people will get chosen over more qualified people?

Well then, take a look at this!

"As early as 2002, career Justice employees complained to department officials that Bush administration political appointees had largely taken over the hiring process for summer interns and so-called Honors Program jobs for newly graduated law students. For years, job applicants had been judged on their grades, the quality of their law schools, their legal clerkships and other experiences.

But in 2002, many applicants who identified themselves as Democrats or were members of liberal-leaning organizations were rejected while GOP loyalists with fewer legal skills were hired, the report found. Of 911 students who applied for full-time Honors jobs that year, 100 were identified as liberal — and 80 were rejected. By comparison, 46 were identified as conservative, and only four didn't get a job offer.

The political filtering of applicants ebbed for the three years between 2003 and 2005, the inquiry found, then resumed by 2006.

Of 602 Honors candidates that year, 150 were identified as liberal — including 83 who were cut. Five of 28 self-described conservatives were rejected."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/justice_inquiry_hiring

[PDJane]

1. but that's cronyism,

And that's a whole different thing. Somehow. Please don't ask how.

[provis99]

2. and Legacy scholarships for rich white guys at Yale don't count, either

Just because, thats all!