Strange bedfellows

So one side favors a minority candidate, and focuses on the disadvantages he had to overcome and the prejudices he faced.

The other side focuses on his dismal record, considers him unqualified, and urges his rejection.

You think you know what the story is about ...the affirmative action committe at a squishy liberal college, right? Nah... it's the Senate Judiciary Committee, talking about Alberto "Anything Goes" Gonzales.