Which I'd thought was the criticism leveled at Brown v. Board of Education by the right.
Which decision President Bush is heading to Topeka to observe the anniversary of.
Which sentence ends in a preposition. Back off man, I'm a scientist linguist.
Given what's going on in Mass., I'm curious to see how the President walks the not-at-all-fine line between celebrating that act by them evilnastybad activist judges, and still playing to his homo-hostile base regarding gay marriage.
Glenn Reynolds provides a possible strategy:
TODAY IS THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION, a momentous event and one that shows the value of an extended commitment to justice.
Leaving shit out.
Not hard at all. He just mouths platitudes and moves on. Remember, he's a compassionate conservative. I have spent some time trying to figure out, in light of his actions, what that means. I think I know. Based on what he has actually done, it means he gets his picture taken with people of color and reads books to children of color. It means he tries very hard to talk the talk of freedom.
Then he does the same old bullshit.