I've been reading the Supreme Court's decision rejecting Seattle's and Louisville's modest attempt to promote racial diversity and integration within their school district as unconstitutional. Many pundits have noted this, but I can't go without mentioning how horrifyingly ironic (a "cruel irony" as Justice Stevens charges in his dissent) it is that the majority decision cites in part to justify itself the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education decision overturning segregation in schools. This should be disheartening to all Americans, but I know that really it's sad for mainly "Liberals."
However, Conservatives should also disagree with this Court's decision--issues of race aside--because federalism (balancing of federal powers with that of state and local prerogative) has been trumped by the Conservatives' horror of horrors, judicial activism.
These are my summary thoughts for the moment.